Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid thanking him for his enclosure and he will return this at their next meeting.
Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid enclosing an Apostolic Letter from Pope Paul VI to Cardinal Mauroce Roy to mark the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the encyclical ‘Rerum Novum’.
Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £500 in favour of Mrs. A.E. Wright. This will be sent to His Holiness.
Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid enclosing correspondence from the Secretariat of State. This is in relation to Mrs. Marie Dunleavy MacSharry and the Nazareth Family Movement. Mrs. MacSharry sent Easter greetings to the Holy Father and mentioned the organisation. The Nuncio would like to obtain more information on her and their work.
Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid regarding the celebrations for the anniversary of the Holy Father’s Coronation. To date two celebrations occur in the city, namely the reception in the Nunciature and the Solemn Mass in the Pro Cathedral. He questions whether the celebrations should continue in the same way due to the altered conditions of the time. He would value the opinion of the Archbishop.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Alibrandi regarding the reception for the celebration of the anniversary of the Coronation of the Pope. He believes the reception should be retained. It occurs only once a year and is not an expensive affair. ‘To abandon it would cause much surprise and comment.’ It provides a useful contact between the Nunciature and members of the public who would never meet otherwise.
[5 October 1971] Handwritten draft letter from +McQuaid to non- Catholic church leaders regarding the events of 10th October.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to Very Rev. M.A. Bain, President, 21 Old Cavehill Road, Belfast, with regard to instructions from Cardinal Villot relating the events for Pakistan on 10th October.
Letter from +McQuaid to Rev. G.P. O’Hara, acknowledging the date of his arrival. He states that the President, Taoiseach and other dignitaries have been invited. He encloses a sample of the invitation card and hopes the arrangements will meet with his approval.
Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy to Chris enclosing a timetable for the Liturgical Reception.