Have you ever wondered why the Liturgy of the Hours is made up mostly of the Psalms? In this General Audience of 2001, our Holy Father teaches us why. ... read more →
Pope Francis Prays in Rome Churches Asking God to Rid the World of the Corona Virus In a dramatic gesture of faith, Pope Francis left the... 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 →
Starting Monday, March 2, 16 million documents from the Pius XII archives will be available. It's taken 20 people and 14 years to classify them. Vatican hopes opening of... read more →
From 1941 to 1945 Nazi Germany and its collaborators committed the systematic murder of over six million Jews. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was Nazi Germany’s “Final... read more →
The featured image is a photograph signed by the new Cardinal Borgoglio. He is... read more →
Papal Artifacts joins our Church in wishing our Holy Father, Francis, a very happy 83rd birthday. We are grateful for the gift... read more →
Immaculate Conception an Ancient Belief Guess who has appeared on the... read more →
The tradition is repeated every year around this time. It marks the start of the Christmas season in the Vatican. The tree in St. Peter's Square is lit... read more →
Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. This dogmatic constitution was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964, following approval by... read more →
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 Conversation between Pope Pius XII & His Sostituto, Msgr. Giovanni Montini Throughout the events of WW II Montini was sustained by his genuine love and admiration... read more →
With this “Motu propio,” a personal initiative of the pope, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives. He explains that the word “secret”... read more →
A pectoral cross was given as a gift from Pope Paul VI to all bishops participating in the Bogota Synod of 1968. This... read more →
A Joyous Announcement from the Vatican & CNA: Polish Cardinal Wyszynski to Be Beatified June 7, 2020
Cardinal Stefan Wysznski The modern world needs to be reminded of the great truth that men are called for eternal life and that their... read more →
The quote in the you tube are the words of the soon to... read more →
Here is a link to today's event in Rome: the creation of 13 new cardinals. The information is from the Jesuit publication, America magazine. Up until recently, the cardinals... read more →
Stefan Wyszynski was born in... read more →
Look down with maternal clemency, Most Blessed Virgin, upon all your children. Consider the anxiety of bishops who fear that their flocks will be tormented by a terrible... read more →
About the Burial Site of Pope Julius II 1503-1510 Julius II died on February 21, 1513. He was seventy years old. It is a common error that many... read more →
An interesting fact about the cardinals of the Catholic church is that up until August 2019, there were 216 members of the College of Cardinals: 72 were created... read more →
The Papal Minutes Series of Father Richard Kunst on Real Presence Radio with a... read more →
Papal Artifacts: Echoing the Words of Pope Francis in His Recent Letter to His Brother Priests Papal Artifacts takes this opportunity to extend our gratitude and support to... 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 →
The Vatican is a city state and as such it has national characteristics such as a flag. The flag consists of two vertical bands: one is gold or... read more →