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Pope St. John Paul II & Papal Artifacts: On Why We Are Attentive to Anniversaries

Wujek

On July 8, 1985: The Wujek Letters & A Few Minutes with Pope St. John Paul II & Fr. Richard Kunst

The London Gazette Reporting the 1758 Election of Clement XIII

July 6, 1758: The London Gazette Reports the Election of Pope Clement XIII

Holy Card St. Maria Goretti

July 6: On the Feast of St. Maria Goretti: A Holy Card “Signed” by Her Mother

Relic of Pope Saint Celestine V

July 5, 1294: The Election of Pope Saint Celestine V, the Last Pope to Abdicate before Benedict XVI, & Commentary from Father Richard Kunst

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

On the 4th of July, A Quote from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, America’s First Canonized Saint

Small Slip of Paper Signed by Blessed John Henry Newman

July 4, 1852: A Small Slip of Paper Signed, John Henry Newman

July 2, 1963: Pope Paul VI Receives President John Kennedy Just Days after the Pope’s Election

July 1, 1918: The Holy Father, Benedict XV, Answers a Message, & Commentary from the Curator

Autographed Blessing of St. Pius X

June 30, 1912: An Autographed Blessing of Pope Pius X & A Few Minutes with Him–Fr. Richard Kunst

Zuchetto,Box, and Medal

June 30, 1861 The Ordination of James Gibbons, the Future Cardinal of Baltimore

June 29th: On the Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul, Pope Francis will Bestow the Pallium on the New Archbishops Live Coverage

June 29: On the Feast of the Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul

June 29, 1951: The Ordination of a Future Pope, & A Commentary by Our Curator

Politics, Theology Made Rome the Christian Capital of the World: A Commentary by the Curator, Father Richard Kunst

Photo and Blessing of Pope Paul VI while he was the Archbishop of Milan

June 29, 1944: Monsignor Giovanni Montini, Sostituto, Addresses the Palatine Guard

Pope Francis

June 27, 1992: The Episcopal Consecration of Our Holy Father & Photos of The Curator’s Encounter with Him

June 26 or 27, 1968: Pope Paul VI Announces the Discovery of the Relics of St. Peter

Papal Bull, Dated 1958

June 27, 1958: A Papal Bull from the Pontificate of Pius XII

June 26, 1967: FDC Stamps Commemorating the Consistory Appointing Cardinal Karol Wojtyla

Zucchetto From Saint John Paul II Elevation to the Cardinalate

June 26, 1967: Pope Paul VI Elevates Karol Wojtyla to the Cardinalate

Card Typed in German, Dated 1975

June 26th: On the Feast of St. Jose Maria Escriva

A Surprise Celebration of Pope Benedict XVI’s 70th Anniversary of Ordination on June 29th!

Politics, Theology Made Rome the Christian Capital of the World: A Commentary from Fr. Richard Kunst

June 23, 1996: A Menu from Shepherd I on Pope John Paul II’s Historic Flight to Berlin

June 22: The Feast of Sts. John Fisher, Bishop & Martyr, & Thomas More, Martyr, & Commentary from the Curator

June 22: On the Feast of St. Paulinus, Why We Remember St. Felix of Nola, Martyr, & Commentary from the Curator

June 21st: A Commentary on the “Our Father” by the Curator

A Chalice & Paten Used by Pope John XXIII: June 16, 1959

Lead Seals and Chains From the 1963 Conclave Electing Paul VI Pope

June 21, 1963: The Election of Pope Paul VI & A Commentary from the Curator

Pope Pius XII and Giovanni Montini, the Future Pope Paul VI

June 20, 1963: On the Eve of the Conclave Electing Pope Paul VI, Plus A Commentary by the Curator

Pope Clement IX

June 20, 1667: The Election of Pope Clement IX