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 →
We'd like to send a special thanks to Deacon Kyle Eller, editor of The Northern Cross, for this very fine article he wrote for the August 2022 issue of the... read more →
Every artifact that is a part of this Collection comes with a story uniquely its own, and this letter, acquired by the Curator of... read more →
Father Richard KunstCurator The item presented here is a set of four conclave seals that actually blocked the doors from the second conclave of 1978 that elected Pope John Paul... read more →
Pope Clement IX Era: 1667-1669 Giulio Rospigliosi was born in 1600 to an aristocratic family in Pistoria. He studied liberal arts with the Jesuits... read more →
Here is Father’s Commentary We have talked about Pope Julius II having Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. His uncle, Pope Sixtus IV, actually built the Sistine Chapel, and it is... read more →
This is an extremely rare ecclesiastical Georgian style ring. It is a commemorative ring, possibly remembering the death of Pope Clement XIV, dated 1774. It... read more →
It is nearly impossible to convey the joy enveloping the Catholic community as we anticipate the beatification of one of the most holy pontiffs of the 20th century: Il Soriso... read more →
Father Richard Kunst, Curator, Presiding at Mass at St. Peter's Basilica Those who have been following my columns over the years have likely noticed my affection for the saints. Often... read more →
The artifact featured here is an oval reliquary measuring 52 X 46 cm, with a relic of the original Chair of St. Peter... 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--& an Additional Cassock Story Connected to This Quite an interesting story is connected to this holy card and relic of Albino Luciani who became... read more →
“Why are you untying it (the ass the disciples were sent to find), this must be your answer. The Lord has need of it (Lk 19:31). Perhaps no greater... 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 →
Rome Newsroom, Oct 16, 2020 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- World Youth Day Lisbon launched its website and unveiled its logo Friday as Portugal prepares to host the world’s... 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 →
BUILT IN THE 4TH CENTURY, this massive Roman church has undergone centuries of change and expansion, and along the way has become home to a... 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 →
Arturo Mari, Photographer to Pope St. John Paul II His story is one of strength, dedication and sacrifice. Arturo Mari was only 16 when he began as... read more →
Here is Father’s Commentary: Of all the items I have in the Collection, and it’s quite massive, there... read more →
The featured image is poster hung in Rome while Pope John Paul II was celebrating the silver anniversary of his pontificate on October 16th, 2003. This particular poster was... read more →
The artifact is an etching from 1718, during the pontificate of Clement XI. It depicts a map of the city of Rome, Old & New. The map encompasses the majority... 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 →
A Profound Meditation on Advent, Waiting & Sickness by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
A Very Personal Advent of One’s Own Joseph Ratzinger... read more →
Perhaps the Lord has called me and preserved... read more →
The following commentary is from the... read more →
The artifact presented here is a collection of bronze currency from the Avignon period of the Papacy. It is not clear at what point in that 70 year period this particular... read more →
This is currently one of the oldest items in the Collection. It is the actual lead seal, the bulla from a document known as a papal bull. The... read more →
“Once the idea is introduced that one may take the life of a person because he is not useful to the state, then it will not be long before... read more →
Father Kunst was able to obtain a cache of Saint John Paul II signed diplomas from the Polish music festival Sacrosong. They range in dates from 1973-1976. Any autograph of... read more →
Here is Father Kunst's Commentary on the Lead Seal The lead... read more →