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8 September 1941 - 21 December 1948 77 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; Columban sisters request permission to have a hostel in Dublin for their student sisters- granted; sisters cast around for another property in Archdiocese to which their Generalate and Novitiate, this granted in principle but Archbishop communicates some unease to Killaloe; also includes booklet in French on St. Columban.

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1 January 1949 - 31 December 1957 80 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; two copies of a petition to the Holy See from Archbishop of Besançon for inclusion of St. Columban in Universal Calendar; renewed attempts to find property to accommodate Mother House hitherto at Ennis, Magheramore becomes available, is acquired. Request per Msgr. Boylan to establish cemetery in Magheramore

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4 January 1958 - 5 July 1965 102 items

Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; Archbishop reluctantly allows showing of a film; Cahiracon is relinquished.

"A list of questions to which replies are to be given by Religious Congregations, in the Report they are bound to send t the Holy See every five years …".

the Holy See requested an agreement with the Irish Government regarding the nomination of Archbishop Hector Felici but the government had not signified his approval. He wishes the Archbishop to convey this information to the Irish Hierarchy.

23-25 April 1957 Correspondence between +Levame & +McQuaid regarding the ‘Lions Clubs’. The Association was founded in 1917 in Chicago and now can be found worldwide. It states its mission is to be humanitarian and philanthropic. The attitude to religion is said to be neutral. However, the Holy See wants the greatest vigilance around this group and if any lay spirit prevails, for example Freemasonry, the Holy Office is to be informed. Ordinaries should not take action on their own but only after seeking the advice of all Bishops so a common policy can be put in place. Every endeavour should be made to facilitate Catholic associations. +McQuaid mentions his awareness of the Lions Club and has already taken action.

1- 4 March 1958 Correspondence between +McQuaid and +Levame in relation to five Hungarian men who founded a Conference of St. Vincent de Paul in Hungary before 1948. They wished to transform this into a new Religious Congregation which was disapproved by both Cardinal Mindszenty and the Holy See. These men have since fled to various parts of the world and two of them are being sought by the Italian authorities for obtaining money under false pretences from kind hearted Catholics. They are currently supposed to be in Lisbon, going under the names Brothers Egidius and Nicholas. He believes they may try to visit Ireland and all should be warned of their deception. +McQuaid states that they have not yet been to Ireland and believes the Department for External Affairs could be advised to refuse them a visa.

Press notes on 1st session prepared by the Holy See Press Panel Service for the Hierarchy on return from the session.