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Galero Given to Pius XII Upon His Appointment as Cardinal in 1929 (inside)

February 7, 1930: Pope Pius XI Appoints Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Secretary of State, & Commentary by Father Richard Kunst

Pius IX: Rare Ink-Signed Image

February 7, 1878: The Death & Feast Day of Blessed Pius IX

February 7, 1550: The Election of Pope Julius III

February 6, 1922: The Election of Pope Pius XI & Commentary from Father Richard Kunst

February 5, 1265: The Election of Pope Clement IV & Commentary by Father Richard Kunst

Forgotten Saint’s Story Shows How We Should Love the Eucharist: Fr. Richard Kunst

Walter Ciszek SJ, An Autographed Copy of “With God in Russia”

February 3, 1986: On This Day in History: Celebrating the Meeting of Two Future Saints!

Blessed Andrea Ferrari

February 1 & 2, 1921: Blessed Andrea Ferrari Feast & Death

Papal Seal From the Pontificate of Gregory XVI

February 2, 1831: The Election of Pope Gregory XVI & A Commentary on a Rare Artifact

St. Maximilian Kolbe: 1st Class Relic

February 2, 1945: Remembering 3 Courageous Priests during the Holocaust

Thomas Merton

January 31, 1915: The Birth of Thomas Merton

January 31: Saint Don Bosco & Saint Francis de Sales: The Connection

January 31:The Feast of St. John Bosco

Pope St. Sylvester I: Statue

January 31, 314: The Election of Pope St. Sylvester I

Translated Letter Signed as Pope, Dated June, 1599

January 30, 1592: The Election of Pope Clement VIII

Untranslated, Signed Papal Letter, Dated, January 30, 1591

January 30, 1591: An Untranslated Papal Letter Signed by Pope Gregory XIV

Illuminated Papal Fiat Initialed by the Pope in 1471

January 30, 1471: Pope Sixtus IV, A Translated, Illuminated Manuscript, with Commentary from the Curator

The Facade of St. Peter's Basilica by the architect, Carlo Maderno

January 30, 1629: The Death of Carlo Maderno, Architect of the Facade of St. Peter’s

A Little Bit of Trivia about Pope St. Pius X

St. Jean Vianney

The Saints & Blesseds in the Papal Artifacts’ Collection & A Commentary on the Saints

January 27, 1945: The Liberation of Auschwitz & the Papal Artifacts’ Connection

Umbrella Used During the Papal Mass in St. Louis, Missouri 1999

January 27, 1999: Pope John Paul II’s Historic Visit to St. Louis, Missouri, & the Papal Artifacts’ Curator Con-celebrates Mass with Him!

January 24, 2023: Real Presence Radio Interviews Father Kunst about His Time in Rome during the Death of Pope Benedict XVI

January 25, 1959: Pope John XXIII Stuns the World with the Announcement of a II Vatican Council

Father's Relics

A Reminder from the Curator of Papal Artifacts, Father Richard Kunst

Reflecting on the 2016 Year of Mercy & The Unforgivable Sin: Father Richard Kunst

January 21-25, 1998: Pope John Paul II’s Historic Visit to Cuba

January 23: The Feast of St. Marianne Cope & Her Connection to Papal Artifacts

Beautiful Churches Draw People to God: A Commentary from Fr. Richard Kunst

Saint Vincent Pallotti

January 22: The Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti

Benedict XV Annual Medal

January 22, 1922: The Death of Pope Benedict XV