Your life, Father Richard Kunst, is a gift to the people of your diocese and to those who follow the Papal Artifacts' Collection. Receive our thanks & gratitude in... read more →
A Medallion from the 2019 Ad Limina Visit of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr to Pope Francis The medallion is a very beautiful image of 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 →
This is a medal from the Holy Year, 1975, during the pontificate of Pope Paul VI. In the Catholic tradition a holy year or Jubilee is a great religious... read more →
This bronze medal of two Milanese cardinals: Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeo, predecessors of Giovanni Montini, in the Diocese of Milan, Italy, was issued in 1958. Giovanni... read more →
We extend our sympathy to the Diocese of Duluth's clergy, laity and friends... read more →
The tradition is repeated every year around this time. It marks the start of the Christmas season in the Vatican. The tree in St. Peter's Square is lit... read more →
A preeminent authority on the Catholic Church and papal biographer, George Weigel describes what he learned from chronicling the life of Pope... read more →
The razor featured here belonged to and was used by Pope Saint Pius X on a day-to-day basis. In that respect, it is both... 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 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 →
A Conversation between Pope Pius XII & His Sostituto, Msgr. Giovanni Montini Throughout the events of WW II Montini was sustained by his genuine love and admiration... read more →
We are happy to present to you the artifact signed by Pope Paul V, the pontiff who canonized St. Charles Borromeo on November 1,... 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 Curator of Papal Artifacts wears many hats, one of which is his interest in all things political. Having majored in political... read more →
With this “Motu propio,” a personal initiative of the pope, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives. He explains that the word “secret”... read more →
A pectoral cross was given as a gift from Pope Paul VI to all bishops participating in the Bogota Synod of 1968. This... 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 →
Papal Artifacts is happy to share the following information released today from the Catholic News Agency: the opening of the canonization process for the parents of Pope St. John... read more →
Father Richard Kunst... read more →
Stefan Wyszynski was born in... 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 →
Pope Pius XI: 1925 Holy Year Souvenir of Hand Soap in a Carrying Case in the Form of a Book There are tons of... read more →
The Papal Artifacts’ Collection is primarily dedicated to... read more →