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 →
If I were to asked what popes are buried in... read more →
The concluding words of Pope Francis' homily for Pope Benedict XVI https://youtu.be/XOA2m3_9t6s A timeline of Pope Benedict XVI’s life and papacy: From humble beginnings to historic resignation 1927: Pope Benedict XVI... read more →
https://youtu.be/UkbmknA1aZM One of the questions following the death of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is where he will be buried. The Holy See has confirmed that the Pope emeritus' body will... read more →
Every age has its stories of heroic men and women whose faith challenges them to reach out in heroic love and service to alleviate the... read more →
Papal Artifacts joined in the Curator's joy in 2017 as he was able to attend Mass with the former secretary to Pope St. John Paul... read more →
Father Richard Kunst: Ordination Card Prayer Is Act of Faith That Brings Us Closer to GodFather Richard Kunst Why do Catholics pray? Let’s make this a little broader: Why do... read more →
https://youtu.be/eoqY1tpmJek The Holy See Press Office released the first images of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI lying in state at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery on the Vatican grounds. Traditionally, following the... read more →
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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 →
https://youtu.be/wn4rCDsPR0Q The funeral of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on Thursday, January 5, in St. Peter's Square. It will be at 9:30 a.m. and Pope Francis will preside. ... read more →
The World Day of Peace, Created by Pope Paul VI in 1968 In 1968, Pope Paul VI called on all people of the... read more →
The Featured Image The sculpture of Mary, Queen of Peace, which may be found at St. Mary Major in Rome, was the gift of Pope Benedict XV to... read more →
Rest in Peace, Holy Father Benedict XVI (1927–2022)Fr. Arturo Sosa, S.J.: Today we join with the whole Church and especially with Pope Francis in a prayer of gratitude as we... read more →
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina, DocumentSaint Giovanni Antonio Farina, Close up About the Document: The document is a decree issued and signed by Bishop Farina honoring the Ergolo family who donated... read more →
Pope Gregory XI was the last of the Avignon popes. The artifacts presented here are two silver coins, known as bologninos. They were coins... read more →
What happens when a pope emeritus dies? Pope Benedict’s health raises questions. ROME (AP)—The Vatican has detailed rituals and procedures to follow when a pope dies, but it has not... read more →
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez The “red martyrdom,” the March 24, 1980, assassination of St. Romero, his archbishop, and the saint’s “white martyrdom,” a campaign of... read more →
The Featured Image This item is actually both common and uncommon. It is the autographed photo of a pope. Although they are relatively common, they’re still highly sought... read more →
Holy Innocents Have New Importance in Our Times Father Richard Kunst I suppose each priest can speak for himself, but... read more →
A model of a popemobile used... read more →
Pope Offered Forgiveness ABC News October 25, 2007, 10:44 PM April 3, 2005 — -- At the heart of all Christian doctrine is the... read more →
From the Preface to the Heirs... read more →
An autograph signed as Cardinal Angelo De Medici on November 23rd, 1555. It concerns an appointment of the Church of Cassano with the... read more →
Pope Benedict’s election to the papacy occurred in September 1914, just months after the start of WW I. His seven year papacy was marked by what he referred... read more →
Did you know? On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create... read more →
That Long Genealogy on Christmas Eve? It’s Worth Your Attention Hands down the most heavily attended Mass of the entire year in my experience is the vigil Mass... read more →
A 1979 Signed Letter Expressing Thanks with Pope John Paul II’s Historic Trip to Poland The following signed letter from (now Blessed) Cardinal Wyszynski to Michal Szymborski... read more →
This exquisite reliquary holds a bone fragment of Pope St. Victor I, who died in 199 A.D. Below: The holy card commemorating the ordination of Joseph Ratzinger is... read more →