https://youtu.be/OJxpptcO7Ig Artifacts Connected to Pope Urban VIII in the Papal Artifacts Collection Hand Colored Engraved Portrait of Pope Urban VIII from 1623Letter Signed by Pope Urban VIII as Cardinal Maffeo... read more →
https://youtu.be/L9XQFYsLWZo The catacombs of St. Callixtus are the final resting place to over 50 martyrs and 16 pontiffs. In the early days of Christianity, these passageways formed one of the... read more →
In a time when trains were just becoming popular, it's not hard to imagine the late Pope Pius IX traveling in these carriages... read more →
2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. In honor of this important centennial, Pope Francis declared... read more →
Limbo Never Official Church Teaching Father Richard Kunst, Curator Recently (on All Souls Day)... read more →
Here is Father's Commentary I talk a lot about spirituality... read more →
Era: 1559-1569 The artifact is an autograph signed as Cardinal Angelo De Medici on November 23rd, 1555. It concerns an appointment of the Church of Cassano... read more →
Indult In the Roman Catholic Church it is a license granted by the Pope authorizing an act that the common law... read more →
Oftentimes, Father Kunst’s story of the purchase of an item is as interesting as the purchase itself. The Swiss Guard uniform dating to Pope Leo XIII’s pontificate is... read more →
When I was very young, my family lived in the quiet Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. One morning there was a police car parked on our city block, which gave... read more →
https://youtu.be/UUNhNuL22z0?si=33qnEGiJBpuy2Tu4 This small museum just feet from the Vatican known as the “Museum of the Popes” conserves unmodified relics of 16 pontiffs, from Pio VII to Pope Francis. Documents signed... read more →
Real Presence Live Sean Pilcher - RPL 11.7.23 2/1 Sean Pilcher speaks about his work with Sacra, an apostolate which restores and preserves relics Here is a link... read more →
Ammunition for the Remington Carbine Rifle in the Papal States “The box of ammo for the Remington rifle is extraordinarily rare and an incredibly uncommon artifact to find.” ... read more →
‘I Think I Am Greedy' Father Richard Kunst I am no Father Mike Schmitz, but I do have a fair amount of notoriety in some small circles. I... read more →