"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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
There is conflicting information regarding the actual date of the establishment of the Jesuits--whether it is Sept. 27th or 28th of 1540! Here is a celebration in 2020... 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 →
It was on this day, 483 years ago that the Society of Jesus was established by Pope Paul Ill through the bull, Regimini militantis ecclesiae. Wishing the Society of Jesus... read more →
We celebrate the birth and feast day (in Italy) of Giovanni Montini... 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 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 →
Kevin Ahern, the director of the Dorothy Day Center at Manhattan College, discovered this note tucked between the pages of a Bible owned by Dorothy Day, in the midst of... 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... 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 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 →
Anniversary of Fulton Sheen Ordination - September 20, 1919 “On the day of my ordination, I made two resolutions: 1. I would offer the Holy Eucharist every Saturday... 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 →
God’s Forgiveness Requires a Response from Us Father Richard Kunst God’s love is absolutely unconditional. There is nothing we can do to escape from the loving gaze of... read more →
This is a unique and rare “Presentation Frame,” because it is dated April 3, 1922, just two months after Pius XI became pope and when his signature looked different from... 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 →
Ciborium The ciborium featured here is one of 600 used at Mass during Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to the... read more →