"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 →
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 →
Pope Paul VI on Pope Honorius III Pope Innocent III commissioned Pietro Cavallini (1259 – c. 1330) for the fresco cycles for the Basilica di San Paolo fuori... 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 →
The Popecast Pope St. John Paul II is pictured here with his beloved mentor, Blessed Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, soon after his election as pope. In a letter dated 44 years... 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 →
Saint Padre Pio Be at peace in the crosses God has asked you to carry. Do not be angry at heaven or blame heaven for the troubles in... read more →
The Featured Item: An Autographed Photo of Pope John XXIII from 1960 in a Presentation Frame The term, ‘presentation frame’, is used by collectors to describe a framed photo... 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, make... read more →
In honor of our Holy Father, we are honoring the Apostle’s feast day as a... read more →
This is a first class relic of Blessed Innocent XI, acknowledged to be the most outstanding pope of the 17th century. His beatification was attempted as... read more →
NOTE: This ordination card is not part of the Papal Artifacts' Collection. Today, we honor Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on the 100th anniversary of his priestly ordination. ... 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 following link is to Crux Magazine’s editorial by John Allen... read more →
A Liturgical Calendar of Saints from the Late 19th Century A Collection of 365 Saints in One Reliquary This reliquary, containing the relics of every saint honored on... 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 →
https://youtu.be/t4qEunCEFqo The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on October 11 to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican... read more →