Does the Pope send a letter welcoming/blessing newborn babies? How can I get one for my new baby girl. Thank You!

-- Julie Anne Barker (mccajab@aol.com), November 13, 1998

Answers

Ask your pastor or bishop's office how you can obtain a papal blessing certificate (calligraphy on parchment) from the Vatican.

They used to be available through the Internet, but the various sites seem no longer to have them. They had certificates to commemorate baptisms -- as well as weddings, anniversaries, ordinations, and confirmations.

-- (*@*.*), December 29, 2001.