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... read more →
A Commentary by the Curator, Father Richard Kunst We know that at the beginning of his pontificate, really early on, John Paul II viewed his pontificate as the... read more →
For a few weeks, Palazzo Braschi in Rome will host the works of art that many artists have dedicated to Pope Paul VI. The exhibition “Paul VI,... read more →
This is an extremely rare ecclesiastical Georgian style ring. It is a commemorative ring, possibly remembering the death of Pope Clement XIV, dated 1774.... read more →
The artifact is a cylindrical tin box of Kaliderma (brand) powder from the Pontifical Pharmacy. The lid has the coat of arms of Pope Saint... 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 would like to thank Amanda Tessier for the creation of this YouTube! Please note the press release attached to this post. It refers to an event in... read more →
About the Series Long before banks, ATMS and check-cashing services, there were pawn shops. Pawning was the leading form of consumer credit in the United States until the... read more →
From 1941 to 1945 Nazi Germany and its collaborators committed the systematic murder of over six million Jews. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was Nazi Germany’s “Final... read more →
The featured image is a photograph signed by the new Cardinal Borgoglio. He is... 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 →