Father Richard Kunst, Curator &... read more →
The item featured here is an old photo of the Cardinal signed as Bishop. He served as Cardinal Secretary of State to... read more →
The silver medallion featured here was issued in 1963, the first year of the pontificate of Pope Paul VI. On the obverse side, it reads, Paul... read more →
Fulton J. Sheen became the sixth bishop of Rochester New York on this date... read more →
The item presented here is a very unique photo and blessing of Pope Paul... read more →
This is a Christmas greeting signed as Cardinal De'Conti, the future Innocent XIII, on December 14th, 1713. Innocent XIII reigned as... read more →
December 13, 1969: Honoring Our Father, Francis, on the Anniversary of His Ordination Papal Artifacts joins our Church in wishing our Holy Father a... read more →
The artifact is a 1st class relic, meaning it is the physical remains of a saint (bone, a hair, skull, a limb, etc.). Traditionally, a... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
December 12: On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, America's Mother, & American Catholicism's Biggest Feast The Empress of the Americas Indeed,... read more →
On this letter, the Pope has written a blessing beside the signature of someone petitioning him for encouragement and for a... read more →
St. Catherine of Siena The Dialogue My Lord, turn the eye of your mercy on your people and on your mystic body, holy... read more →
The message Pope Francis chose for this Christmas holy card is from the Gospel of... read more →
Something Better Than Seeing the Face of Jesus My favorite piece of real estate on... read more →
Thomas Merton was not perfect, and he might not have been a saint. But he was indeed a master of the spiritual life, and his life and work had... read more →
Pope Francis, we, your people, weep with you for Ukraine, and we hold you and your father's heart within our own. https://youtu.be/K0vUj3fP3Ls The Statue of the Immaculate Conception on the... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
The following words were delivered by Pope Paul VI at the closing of the II Vatican Council... read more →
Pope Pius XI A Framed Photo The Pax Vobis (Peace to You) inscription is on a framed photo of him, seated. The photo is 21 X 15 and in a... read more →
Today marks the 152nd anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. In the year 1870, St. Joseph was declared “Patron of the... read more →
Father Richard Kunst was privileged to be granted seven papal audiences with Pope John Paul II. These photos show some of those audiences. It is a... read more →
Getting to Know the Saint Who Inspired Santa Fr. Richard Kunst, Curator The most powerful and prestigious family in Renaissance Italy was the Medicis. It was the family... read more →
https://youtu.be/CxQCgNEKltE This is the moment in which the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square came to life. It is a set of hand-carved wooden pieces from Udine, Italy, near its... read more →
There has never been anything like it within living memory, and there will never... read more →
Much of Christmas Holds Religious Symbolism Fr. Richard Kunst, Curator It’s the most wonderful time of the year when everyone seems a bit happier. With more spring... read more →
Mother Teresa of Calcutta The Co-Worker Newsletter Mary, mother of Jesus, be a Mother to each of us, that we, like you, may be pure in heart; that... read more →
This is one of three ballots from the Second Vatican Council in the Collection.... read more →
This autographed photo was received personally by Bishop Robert Brom, former Bishop of Duluth, MN, during an ad limina visit in 1983. Upon Father Kunst’s ordination, Bishop... read more →
This is an interesting story. Pius VII was present for Napoleon’s coronation in 1804. Traditionally popes always crowned kings... read more →
Advent Readings from a Modern MartyrArchbishop Oscar Romero Advent should admonish us to discoverin each brother or sister that we greet,in each friend whose hand we shake,in each beggar who asks... read more →