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Large Portion of the Cassock Worn to the Conclave that Elected John Paul I

The First Conclave of 1978 & Stories about the Man Who Was Elected: Cardinal Albino Luciani

August 22: On the Feast of the Queenship of Mary Instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954

A Calling Card Dated 1914 & Signed by Pius XI as a Young Priest, Achille Ratti

Autographed Photo of Pope St. Pius X with a Blessing

August 21: The Feast of Pope St. Pius X

Swiss Guard Uniform Dating From The Pontificate of Leo XIII

Rome Reports: A Story of the New Swiss Guards

Framed Article of Clothing and A Wax Seal With Coat of Arms

August 20, 1914: The Death of Pope Pius X, & August 21st: The Feast of St. Pius X

Letter Signed as Cardinal Eaneas Sylvius Piccolomini, Dated 1457

August 19, 1458: The Election of Pope Pius II & A Commentary on the Oldest Signed Item in the Collection

Parchment Signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli on Behalf of Pius XI

August 19, 1932: A Parchment Signed by Cardinal Secretary of State, Eugenio Pacelli on Behalf of Pope Pius XI

Relic of the True Cross of Christ

August 18: The Feast of St. Helen & A Relic of the True Cross

Ornate Blessing Signed as Pope Pius XII

Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, John Paul II: Three Criticized for Their Supposed “Silence” with Totalitarian Regimes

Pope Benedict XIV

August 17, 1740: The Election of Pope Benedict XIV, & A Letter Unique in Papal History with Commentary by the Curator

August 16, 1815: The Birth of Saint John Bosco

Remembering World Youth Day Denver 1993

Chasuble Worn by the Pope Saint John Paul II For the Closing Mass of World Youth Day, Denver, 1993

August 15, The Feast of the Assumption: The Chasuble Worn by Pope John Paul II at the Closing Mass of World Youth Day Denver, 1993

August 15, 1868: The Episcopal Consecration of Jame Gibbons

St. Maximilian Kolbe: 1st Class Relic

August 14: Maximilian Kolbe & Pope John Paul II: The Mass in Red & Why

August 14th: On the Memorial Feast of Maximillian Kolbe, Martyred Saint of Auschwitz

August 13, 1029: The Election of Pope Paschal II

The Pope’s Other House: Castel Gandolfo

First Class Relic of Blessed Innocent XI

August 12, 1676: The Election of Blessed Innocent XI, Acknowledged to Be the Greatest Pope of the 17th Century

August 12: A Very Rare Letter from Pope John Paul II Signed, Wujek (Uncle), & the Story Connected to This Affectionate Term

Papal Bull With Its Original Envelope, Dated 1495

August 11, 1492: The Election of Pope Alexander VI, the Borgia Pope

Small Slip of Paper Signed by Blessed John Henry Newman

August 11, 1890: Resting in Peace, Blessed John Newman, “a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons…”

August Elections of Popes: A Commentary by the Curator of Papal Artifacts

Illuminated Papal Fiat Initialed by the Pope in 1471

August 9, 1471: The Election of Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV

A Little Known Story about the Popemobile of Pope St. John Paul II

Reliquary Containing a Portion of Original White Cassock of St. Pius V

August 8: On the Feast of St. Dominic: Honoring the First Dominican Pope, St. Pius V

Pope John XXII

August 7, 1316: The Election of Pope John XXII, The Second of the Avignon Popes (1309 – 1377)

Venerable Paul VI

August 6, 2016: On the 38th Anniversary of His Death: Pondering the parallels between Paul VI & Francis

Paul VI Zucchetto

August 6, 1978: On the Feast of the Transfiguration: The Death of Pope Paul VI

August 6, 1623: The Election of Pope Urban VIII, & Commentary by Fr. Richard Kunst

The Signature and a Blessing from Pope Benedict XV

August 5, 1921: A Prayer Book with an Inscription & Signature of Benedict XV