Holy Father Paul VI, in the mantum of John XXIII, sprinkles with ash the head of count Franco Franchi de’ Cavalieri, captain of the Papal…

Holy Father Paul VI in the papal mantum is kneeling at the faldstool. It looked piously, one must admit.

Card. Thomas Tien kisses the ring of Pope John XXIII when he paid homage during the opening ceremony of the Second Vatican Council.

This device, made of ivory, was used to turn the pages in Missals which cards were made of fragile materials e.g. parchment. On the case…

Papa Ratti or why one should call the bishops of Rome papa (father). Old encyclicals, simple and clear, without any detriment to the truth, combined…

Pius XII, carried on the sedia gestatoria, is blessing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica. We may see the pope in the winter choir…

The photo was taken during one of the three pleas to Holy Father John XXIII for including blessed Vincent Palotti among the saints.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, to whom the blog we highly recommend is devoted, as a co-consecrator during episcopal consecrations in St. Peter’s Basilica at the altar…

Pius XI on the throne during a Mass coram Summo Pontifice in the Sistine Chapel. The pope participated in such Masses dressed in a mantum,…

Holy Mass on Christmas night celebrated by Pius XII on the altar of the Confession of St. Peter in 1944. Allied soldiers participated in it,…

Pius XII on the the Benediction Loggia immediately after his coronation, which was made by ​​visible in the background Cardinal Protodeacon Camillo Caccia Dominioni.

A public consistory in the Hall of Benediction in the Vatican Palace. On the pope Pius XI’s left hand, in a mantelletta, papal Master of…

Holy Father Pius X surrounded by the assistants during a Mass coram Summo Pontifice. How adorable was the view of the members of the papal court…