It is with heavy hearts we announce the postponement of The Vatican Returns to Duluth, scheduled for August 7 - 9, 2020, in Duluth, Minnesota. ... read more →
I've been encouraged to share the Apologetics' teachings I normally do weekly at my parish during Lent but am doing now via YouTube because of the corona virus. A... read more →
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 where]... 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 →
March 21-26: Pope John Paul II's Historic Visit to the Holy Land in 2000, & A Commentary on the Signed Photo by Father Richard Kunst Pope John Paul... read more →
This item is actually both common and uncommon. It is the autographed photo of a pope. Although they are relatively common, they’re still highly sought after... read more →
March 17, 2018: Pope Francis’ Pastoral Visit to Pietrelcina & A Commentary from Father Richard Kunst
Commemorating The 101st Anniversary of the Visible Stigmata of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Saturday, March 17, 2018 marked the first pastoral visit of His Holiness, Pope Francis,... read more →
The chalice is a very ornate and beautiful artifact that dates between the years 1814 and 1870. Unlike the chalice belonging to Pope Leo XIII, it... read more →
Papal Artifacts celebrates with our Church the anniversary of Our Holy Father, Francis. The Papal Artifacts' Collection is filled with stories going... read more →
About the Featured Image A Vatican Stamp Collection from the Past 150 Years Recently, a stamp collector, Christopher Brunner, generously donated his very large collection of Vatican stamps... read more →
A Commentary by the Curator, Father Richard Kunst We know that at the beginning of his pontificate, really early on, John Paul II viewed his pontificate as the... read more →
This Lent, Try Offering Your Sufferings to God “Richard, offer it up!” I can still hear my grandmother’s high-pitched response every time I complained about something. She... read more →
February 24, 1582: Pope Gregory XIII Issues the Proclamation, Inter Gravissimas, Resulting in the Gregorian Calendar Replacing... read more →
February 2013 Resignation. In February 2013, at the age of 85, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would be resigning on February 28, 2013... read more →
Ashes, Of Course, but There's More to Get from Lent Years ago one of my seminary professors cited... read more →
This agnus dei wax disk contains the first-class relics of three saints and the name of the pope written in gold inside the oval frame. An Agnus Dei is... read more →
The number of autographs belonging to popes, saints & blesseds, and notable individuals on Papal Artifacts number in the hundreds. We thought you'd enjoy the message from Dominic Tardini,... read more →
Since the fourth century the feast of the Chair of St.... read more →
An Image of Pope St. Peter This is an image of Pope St. Peter sitting on the throne from the Jubilee Year of 1950. Although... read more →
The Papal Artifacts' Collection is primarily dedicated to artifacts connected to the papacy. Individual popes, their... read more →
Pope Francis is very popular as a relatively new Holy Father,... 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 →
Papal Artifacts would like to thank Amanda Tessier for the creation of this YouTube! Please note the press release attached to this post. It refers to an event in... read more →
When a Meeting with The Beard of Knowledge, Mark Hall-Patton, Results in Receiving His Trademark White Hat Mark Hall-Patton, Pawn Stars Authenticator As the administrator of... read more →
The book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II, was published in 1995. This... read more →
A Holy Year Brick from 1775, the Oldest Brick in the Collection The Collection has several Holy Year... read more →
Here’s the Real Story Behind St. Valentine’s Day ... read more →
Regarding The Vatican Returns... read more →
About the Series Long before banks, ATMS and check-cashing services, there were pawn shops. Pawning was the leading form of consumer credit in the United States until the... read more →
February 13, 1633: Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating the Copernican theory, which holds... read more →
The Signing of the Lateran Treaty A very significant event for the papacy that occurred... read more →