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Rolling Block Remington Carbine Rifle

The History of the Papal Military and The Firearms They Used: With Kyle Barret & Father Richard Kunst

Letter Written in Rome, Dated 1471

March 9, 1471: A Signed Letter from the Future Pope Sixtus IV, & An Interesting Story Connected to It

Very Rare Papal Bulla Complete with Seal, & a Design Never Seen on a Bulla

March 9, 1513: The Election of Leo X

On the 2nd Sunday of Lent: When Doubt Creeps In: A Reflection from the Curator

March 2, 2020: The Opening of the Pius XII Archives

Voting Ballots From the Second Vatican Council

Understanding the Post-Vatican II Church: Bishop Robert Barron

A letter from Mother Teresa Dated March 7th, 1990 to Father Richard Kunst

March 6, 1475: The Birth of Michelangelo & Pope Julius II

March 7, 1965: The Anniversary of the 1st Mass in the Vernacular in Italy

March 4, 1979: Pope John Paul II Delivers his First Encyclical Letter

March 5, 1973: Stamps Commemorating the Consistory Naming Albino Luciani Cardinal

Autographed Photo With Blessing, Signed 1940

March 4, 2019: Pope Francis Opened the Secret Archives on Pope Pius XII in 2020

Bisque Bust of Pope Leo XIII

March 3rd: On the Feast of St. Katherine Drexel, Remembering Her Private Audience with Pope Leo XIII in Jan. 1887

Montini and Pius XII

March 2, 1975: Pope Paul VI Recalls Pope Pius XII’s Election in 1939 & Defends His Courage & Goodness

Ornate Blessing Signed as Pope Pius XII

March 2, 1876: The Birth of Eugenio Pacelli, & The Anniversary of His Election in 1939 as Pope

March 2, 1810: The Birth of Pope Leo XIII with Commentary on a Very Important Chalice

February 28, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI Leaves His Office as Pope

Letters of Giovanni Montini, the Future Saint Pope Paul VI: To Mr. Irving Geist, 1949

Confession, Jesus’s Most Important Gift to Us: A Commentary from Fr. Richard Kunst

Lenten Penance, Fasting & Prayer in a Country Already Suffering from Hunger: Archbishop Oscar Romero, Martyr

February 27, 1961: A Note Card Written and Signed by Cardinal Albino Luciani, the Future Pope John Paul I

Monsignor John O'Connor

Notable Individuals on Papal Artifacts, Monsignor John O’Connor & G. K. Chesterton, & Their Connection

Pope Gregory XIII

February 24, 1582: Pope Gregory XIII Issues the Proclamation, Inter Gravissimas, Resulting in the Gregorian Calendar Replacing the Julian Calendar

Why Catholics Eat Fish on Friday: A Commentary from the Curator

Agnus Dei, Lamb of God Piece with First-Class Relics of Three Saints: Innocent XII

Ash Wednesday & the Sacramentals: The Agnus Dei Wax Disks on Papal Artifacts

Ashes, Of Course, but There’s More to Get from Lent: A Commentary from Fr. Richard Kunst

February 22, 1605: A Letter Signed as Cardinal Camillo Borghese, the Future Pope Paul V

Autographed Photo With Blessing, Signed 1940

February 22, 1940: An Autographed Photo of Pope Pius XII

February 22: Some Thoughts on the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle

Image of Pope St. Peter

February 22: The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, with Commentary from the Curator

February 21, 1995: A Letter from Mother Teresa of Calcutta to Father Richard Kunst– The Inspiration for a New Stain Glass Window

Pope John Paul II Names Jorge Borgoglio Cardinal in 2001 Consistory

February 21, 2001: Pope John Paul II Names Archbishop Jorge Borgoglio, the Future Pope Francis, to the Cardinalate