The World Day of Peace, Created by Pope Paul VI in 1968 In 1968, Pope Paul VI called on all people of the... read more →
Mary, the Holy Mother of God This solemnity is a rather recent addition to the cycle of seasons, Sundays, and feasts in our liturgical year.... read more →
"No other Pope in the history of the Church has ever lived to be 93 years of age." Archbishop Georg Ganswein According to our Curator, Pope Leo XIII lived to... read more →
The First Ecumenical Council The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I... read more →
Pope Gregory XI was the last of the Avignon popes. The artifacts presented here are two silver coins, known as bologninos. They were coins... read more →
This document is addressed to the Archdiocese of Trent and is sending wishes for a happy new year. It is dated December 29th, 1672 and is signed as... read more →
Holy Innocents Have New Importance in Our Times Father Richard Kunst I suppose each priest can speak for himself, but... read more →
A model of a popemobile used... read more →
Pope Offered Forgiveness ABC News October 25, 2007, 10:44 PM April 3, 2005 — -- At the heart of all Christian doctrine is the... read more →
January 1964 (taken from “The Pope Speaks”, Vol. 9 #3, 1964) At Nazareth Our very first thoughts must be turned toward Mary Most Holy,... read more →
From the Preface to the Heirs... read more →
An autograph signed as Cardinal Angelo De Medici on November 23rd, 1555. It concerns an appointment of the Church of Cassano with the... read more →
We are delighted to share the news of the coming beatification of Pope John Paul I! And we are grateful for the gift of his... read more →
Did you know? On December 7, 1914, Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create... read more →
From the Curator Fr. Richard Kunst would like to acknowledge and thank with the utmost gratitude Mary Sitek for... read more →
The Featured Image is of Father Kunst when he is the moderator of a monthly Real Presence Live segment. Today, in honor of Pope Francis' 85th birthday, Real Presence... read more →
This exquisite reliquary holds a bone fragment of Pope St. Victor I, who died in 199 A.D. Below: The holy card commemorating the ordination of Joseph Ratzinger is... read more →
An enduring friendship exists between the former Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, and the Curator of Papal Artifacts, Father Richard Kunst. In January of 2001 Schnurr was appointed bishop... read more →
The item featured here is The Pope's Peace Offering Calendar from 1916. It is in its original box and is a weekly calendar... read more →
The signed, framed photo of Pope Pius XI is an Apostolic Blessing given to the Reverend Henry Robert Langenfeld on the occasion of his ordination... read more →
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Note: The featured image is the actual cave of the Annunciation. The words on this altar are, “Verbum caro hic factum est.” Translated they are, [hic: this is... read more →
The artifact featured here is an oval reliquary measuring 52 X 46 cm, with a relic of the original Chair of St. Peter... read more →
That Long Genealogy on Christmas Eve? It’s Worth Your Attention Hands down the most heavily attended Mass of the entire year in my experience is the vigil Mass... read more →
There were many endearing moments recorded of our Holy Father during his 80th year, and none quite as moving as his meeting with the elderly Cardinal Ernest Simoni Troshani... read more →
Papal Artifacts joins our Church in wishing our Holy Father, Francis,... read more →
Father Richard Kunst, Curator &... read more →
The item featured here is an old photo of the Cardinal signed as Bishop. He served as Cardinal Secretary of State to... read more →
Fulton J. Sheen became the sixth bishop of Rochester New York on this date... read more →