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

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

Saint Vincent Pallotti

January 22: The Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti

Benedict XV Annual Medal

January 22, 1922: The Death of Pope Benedict XV

Morion Style Helmet Used by the Swiss Guard in the 1960’s

January 22, 1506: The Swiss Guard Enters Rome

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

January 21, 1118: The Death of Pope Paschal II, Featuring the Oldest Artifact in the Collection

Postcard, Signed and Dated

January 20, 1959: A Postcard, Written & Signed by the Future Pope John Paul I

American Presidents & Our Popes

A Look at Fifty Items in The Papal Artifacts Collection

January 18, 1880: The Birth of Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, OSB, Milanese Cardinal

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

January 17, 1504: The Birthday of Pope St. Pius V & A Commentary from the Curator on the Popes’ White Cassocks

Franciscan Center in Rome Preserves St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Room

January 15, 2018: Our Holy Father’s Week Long Pilgrimage to Chile Focused on the Poor & the Rain Forest

What’s New on Papal Artifacts? An ALS from Flannery O’Connor

A January 14th Mass Connected to St. Gianna Molla

January 13, 1837: Pope Gregory XVI Canonizes St. Philomena

Hilaire Belloc

January 13: On the Feast of St. Hilary, Remembering Hilaire Belloc

Slip of Paper Signed by Cardinal Stefan Wysznski

January 12, 1953: The Rise to the Cardinalate of Stefan Wyszynski, Mentor to Pope John Paul II

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

The 1953 Consistory, & The Papal Artifacts’ Connection

Small Program With the Coat of Arms of Blessed John XXIII

January 12, 1953: An Interesting Story about St. John XXIII’s Rise to the Cardinalate & Commentary from Fr. Richard Kunst

St. Paul of the Cross

The Passionists Celebrate the Jubilee Year of the 300th Anniversary of Their Foundation

What’s New on Papal Artifacts? Flannery O’Connor

January 9, 2001: A Letter to Dorothy Kunst from Bishop Stanislaus Dziwisz & The Curator’s Chance Meeting in 2017

Father Patrick Peyton, The Rosary Priest

January 9, 1909: The Birth of (Now) Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, the Rosary Priest

Apostolic Blessing Upon the Marriage of the Princess of Naples, Signed

January 9, 1845: Pope Gregory XVI, An Apostolic Blessing

St. Maximilian Kolbe: 1st Class Relic

January 8, 1894: The Birth of Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Pope Innocent III

January 8, 1198: The Election of Pope Innocent III

Floor Tile from a 13th Century Bishop’s Chapel in Naples

January 8, 1198: A Rare Artifact from the Time Period of Pope Innocent III on the Anniversary of His Election

January 7, 1566: The Election of Antony Ghislieri, Pope St. Pius V

Letter and Signature of St. Gaspare

January 6, 1786: The Birth of St. Gaspare Melchior Balthazar del Bufalo

January 5, 1964, Reflections at Nazareth: An Address of Pope Paul VI at the Basilica of the Annunciation