This is quite a unique item of historic significance. It is a menu that was used aboard ‘Shepherd One’, the Pope’s airplane, when Paul VI... read more →
The beautiful reliquary featured here contains a portion of the cincture (cord) St. Francis wore around his waist. It is a 2nd class relic (meaning it is an object... read more →
Father Kunst has a very close connection with the Swiss Guard. When The Vatican Comes to Duluth exhibit was presented in Duluth, Minnesota in October 2004, Father Kunst... read more →
About Pope Pius VII: Luigi Chiramonte was born in the... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
The Featured Image This large photograph portrays Pope Leo XIII in a formal setting seated in a throne-like chair. Note the pillows at his feet used as an ottoman: Pope... read more →
Saint Leopold Bogdan Mandić was born on May 12, 1866 and died on June 30, 1942. He was an ethnic Croat born in Herceg Novi, in Boka Kotorska (modern-day Montenegro),... read more →
This picture is a touching moment at St. Patrick's Cathedral, October 2, 1979, when the visiting Pope John Paul II embraced Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and said: "You have written... read more →
To the Secretary General of the United Nations (October 2, 1979) APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER JOHN PAUL II TO... read more →
October 2: Happy Feast of the Guardian Angels! & Commentary on the 9 Choirs of Angels by the Curator
Feast day: October 2 The Feast of the Guardian Angels is a Catholic festival celebrated annually on 2 October. Paul V was the first Pope,... read more →
An Autographed Photo of St. John XXIII in a Presentation Frame The term, ‘presentation frame’, is used by... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
"Then, overcome by joy, I cried, 'Jesus, my love. At last, I have found my vocation. My vocation is love. In the heart of the Church, my mother,... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their biographies and multiple items belonging to them, including first and second class relics,... read more →
The artifact is a very rare holy card containing a piece of fringe from the throne of Pope Leo XIII. It measures 6 X 9 cm and contains the... read more →
Giovanni Baptista Montini, Pope Saint Paul VI, was born on September 26, 1897 and baptized four days later. That same day in... read more →
The Featured Item: This is a signed letter from Cardinal Terence Cooke to a Cuban Bishop, Carlos Riu Angles in 1966. The signed letter from him is of special... read more →
It was Saint Jerome who translated the Hebrew scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, the language of the common people. His was a great gift to the Catholic... read more →
This papal slipper belonging to Pope Leo XIII is displayed in a decorative box made by nuns. The inside is lined in silk with two small,... read more →
These are the ballots a bishop would have used to vote... read more →
Here is another wonderful post from Matt Sewell and The Popecast, with a nod to Father Richard Kunst
Today in Papal History SubscribeSign in The Smiling Pope dies...after just 33 days One of the saddest days in recent papal history, and the pope may have known it was... read more →
Today is the 482nd anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus. Here is a celebration in 2020 with Fr. General Arturo Sosa - surrounded by lay... read more →
Quite an interesting story is connected to this holy card and relic of Albino Luciani who became Pope John Paul I, reigning for only thirty-three days... read more →
A rare and beautiful pectoral cross from the Jubilee year of 1826–the extension. The crucifix has the cruciform, an image of the Holy Spirit, images of Saints Peter and... read more →
In 2001 Father Kunst and his father went to northern Italy, to an area called Belluno where Pope John Paul I lived. They visited his family,... read more →
When John Paul was elected in 1978, there wasn’t a 24 hour news service, or the internet like we have today that made hundreds of... read more →
Papal Bull Issued During 13-day Papacy of Pope Urban VII This is an extraordinarily rare papal bull issued during the 13-day papacy of... read more →
We celebrate the birth and feast day (in Italy) of Giovanni Montini... read more →
Pope Francis: Brass Ciborium Used at a Papal Mass in New YorkThis is a brass ciborium measuring 6 1/4 inches in diameter with an inner... read more →
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS (19-28 SEPTEMBER 2015) PRAYER OF REMEMBRANCE... read more →