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January 3, 1840: The Birth of St. Damien of Molokai

January 3, 2017: An Incredible Experience Awaited the Curator of Papal Artifacts!

St. Therese of Lisieux

January 2, 1873: The Birth of St. Therese of Lisieux

Three Bottles of Wine Commissioned For the 500th Anniversary of the Swiss Guard

Happy New Year! & A Toast to the Curator of Papal Artifacts, Father Richard Kunst

January 1, 2020: The 51st Anniversary of the First World Day of Peace: Words from Pope St. Paul VI

January 1: On the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God

Chalice Commemorating 50th Year of Leo XIII Priesthood (Insignia)

December 31, 1887: A Chalice Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Giocchino Pecci, Pope Leo XIII

December 31: The Feast of Pope St. Sylvester I

December 30, 1370: The Election of Gregory XI, the Last of the Avignon Popes

A Slide Show of Some of The Papal Artifacts’ Collection

December 28, 1983: Pope John Paul II Visits His (Attempted) Assassin in Prison

Photo With Signature of Pope John Paul II

December 26, 1991: The Soviet Union Is Officially Dissolved

JP II Time Man of the Year

December 26, 1994: Time Magazine Names the Future Saint John Paul II, Man of the Year

Swiss Guard uniform from the pontificate of Pius XII

A Christmas Video from the Pontifical Swiss Guard

Pope Pius IV

December 25, 1559: The Election of Pius IV

Pope Francis: A Medallion from the 2019 Ad Limina Visit of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr to the Pope

When You Acquire One of the Rarer Signatures from the 20th Century: St. Maximilian Kolbe

Medal from the Holy Year 1975 from the Pontificate of Pope Paul VI

Pope St. Victor I: Bone Relic

A Look at the Papal Artifacts’ Collection from the Nat’l Catholic Register

Pope Francis Will Celebrate Mass for 100th Anniversary of John Paul II’s Birth

December 22, 1907: The Episcopal Consecration of Giacomo della Chiesa, Pope Benedict XV

The Pope’s Peace Offering Calendar

December 21, 1878: The Ordination of Giacomo della Chiesa, the Future Pope Benedict XV, at St. John Lateran, Rome

December 21, 2009: The Installation of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, Cincinnati, Ohio: 10th Anniversary

December 20, 1879: The 140th Anniversary of the Ordination of Achille Ratti, the Future Pope Pius XI

Cardinal Stefan Wysznski

December 19, 2017: Pope Francis Recognizes the Heroic Virtues of Cardinal Stefan Wysznski, Mentor & Friend of St. John Paul II–& His Upcoming Beatification

Father Patrick Peyton, The Rosary Priest

December 18, 2017: Pope Francis Recognizes the Heroic Virtues of the Rosary Priest, Fr. Patrick Peyton

Postcard, Signed and Dated

December 18, 1972: A Postcard with Christmas Greetings from Albino Luciani, the Future Pope John Paul I

December 17, 2019: That Long Genealogy on Christmas–& Today–And Commentary from the Curator

December 17, 1936: An Endearing Moment in Our Holy Father’s 80th Year

Zucchetto Worn by Pope Francis

December 17, 1936: Feliz Cumpleanos, Nuestro Santo Padre Francisco! Viva Papa!

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

December 16, 1929: Eugenio Pacelli Is Created Cardinal, With Commentary by Fr. Richard Kunst, Curator

Cardinal Pietro Gasparri

December 16, 1907: Pietro Gasparri, Signatory of the 1929 Lateran Treaty, Is Created Cardinal, & A Commentary by the Curator