The Featured Image is the base of the newly erected stained-glass window of St. John Paul II in the Church of St. James, Duluth, Minnesota. A Message to... read more →
This is a swathe of cloth from a stocking belonging to John Paul I when he was Cardinal Albino Luciani. He was the Pope for thirty-three... read more →
On this anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, we direct your attention to these historical items for purchase from Papal Artifacts. To have a signature of... read more →
History Won’t Forget the Canonization of Pope Paul VI This has been a very good year for people... read more →
George Weigel, in Witness to Hope, sights Pope John Paul’s conviction that God’s action in history has sanctified time. For Christians, time is no mere chronology; time is the dramatic arena... read more →
NOTE: The statue in the US... read more →
In front of St. Peter’s Basilica, there are... 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 →
About the Featured Image One of the many hats Fr. Kunst wears is his participation in a series called, Theology Uncapped, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing people... read more →
Father Richard Kunst Why This Feast Is So Important, Personally & Generally! October 7 is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, which is an important... read more →
This was actually written while Pius II was a cardinal. And so his first name... read more →
On October 6, 1979 Blessed John Paul II became the first Pope to... read more →
This is quite a unique item of historic significance. It is a menu that was used aboard ‘Shepherd One’, the Pope’s airplane, when Paul VI... read more →
The beautiful reliquary featured here contains a portion of the cincture (cord) St. Francis wore around his waist. It is a 2nd class relic (meaning it is an object... read more →
The Featured Image This large photograph portrays Pope Leo XIII in a formal setting seated in a throne-like chair. Note the pillows at his feet used as an ottoman: Pope... read more →
October 2: Happy Feast of the Guardian Angels! & Commentary on the 9 Choirs of Angels by the Curator
Feast day: October 2 The Feast of the Guardian Angels is a Catholic festival celebrated annually on 2 October. Paul V was the first Pope,... read more →
An Autographed Photo of St. John XXIII in a Presentation Frame The term, ‘presentation frame’, is used by... 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 →
These are the ballots a bishop would have used to vote... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
One of the defining characteristics of John Paul II’s pontificate, even in years to come, will be his... read more →