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 →
Christmas Details You Might Not Know Thanks to archeology, advanced scriptural scholarship and a better sense of non-biblical... read more →
Much of Christmas Holds Religious Symbolism It’s the most wonderful time of the year when everyone seems a bit happier. With more spring in our steps and more... read more →
In a time when trains were just becoming popular, it's not hard to imagine the late Pope Pius IX traveling in these carriages... read more →
One of the most important film events in the Catholic Church, Mirabile Dictu International Festival, has awarded "Benedict XVI, in honor of the truth" the 'Capax Dei' prize... read more →
2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. In honor of this important centennial, Pope Francis declared... read more →
The following article in the on-line publication, Crux/Taking the Catholic Pulse praises the efforts of St. John Paul II in his efforts to promote world peace. [caption id="attachment_35395"... 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 Papal Artifacts Collection is replete with items spanning over a thousand years. Here is a unique altar item from another era: a Missal Page Turner from the pontificate... read more →
Henri Tincq, the author of the French publication, Saint John Paul II, A Man of God, was a close friend and confidant of Pope John Paul II. He... read more →
You wouldn’t have the largest collection of papal artifacts, outside of the Vatican, and not have an immense knowledge of all things papal. We invite you to bring your... read more →
God Manifests Himself in the Office of Pope Why Do We Have a Pope? We Catholics are the only... read more →
Sunday, October 22, 1978. St.Peter's Square. During the Homily in the Mass for the beginning of the pontificate, Pope John Paul II said...... read more →
It's part of history. Cardinal Wojtyła's car broke down as he made his way to Rome for the Conclave. He was the last to arrive. By the... read more →
Perhaps the Lord has called me and preserved... read more →
St. Charbel was canonized on October 9, 1977 The Curator of... read more →
This is an original, limited edition presentation commemorating the elevation of Pope Paul VI, signed by Paul VI. It features a graphic representation of the medallion issued for the... read more →
“All love tends to become like that which it loves. God loved man; therefore He became man. For nine months her own body was the natural Eucharist, in... read more →
The following commentary is from the... read more →
January 3, 2017: An Incredible Experience Awaits the Curator of Papal Artifacts at the Tomb of Pope St. John Paul II Papal Artifacts joined in the Curator’s joy... read more →
In early times, the first Popes would keep their baptismal names.... read more →
The following information from Rome Reports highlights the truth about the Vatican's efforts to broker peaceful solutions to conflicts. Although silent to most of the world, efforts at... read more →
Witness to Hope George Weigel The fundamental question of youth, is the question of conscience and its authenticity. Conscience is in... read more →
Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope in 2005 upon the death of St. John Paul II. He reigned until his historic abdication in 2013. About... read more →
The cardinals participating in the Vatican's papal conclave spend their days locked in the Sistine Chapel casting vote after vote until one of them is elected Pope.... read more →
The artifact presented here is a collection of bronze currency from the Avignon period of the Papacy. It is not clear at what point in that 70 year period this particular... 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 →
Engraving is an art form that flourished in the 17th century. It is made in one of two ways: either by incising the image into a surface, and the... read more →
This is currently one of the oldest items in the Collection. It is the actual lead seal, the bulla from a document known as a papal bull. The... read more →
The word, bull comes from the Latin, bubble. It is the lead seal that is appended to the end of a document acting as the signature of the pope.... read more →