Copies of two letters from Garret Fitzgerald, TD, offering to arrange visits to Leinster House for school pupils, and help from political societies in schools.
Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid sending him a copy of the Normae ‘De Agendi ratione confessariorum’ which was issued by the Supreme S. Congregation of the Holy Office. The Normae must be communicated to all clergy and precautions must be taken to ensure they are not published in any newspaper or periodical.
Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid stating that he has received a telegram, in cipher, from Mgr. Montini, thanking the Archbishop for the 8000 mass stipends for the Holy See. The Nuciature offers to send the money for him.
Letter from Mgr. Paro to +McQuaid stating that the Nunciature has received a letter from Mgr. Montini. He is going to ask Dr. Staunton, Bishop of Ferns, to make the contents know at the next Hierarchy Meeting in Maynooth. The letter comments on the Holy Father’s wishes in relation to the nominations to the Central Committee in Rome. In addition, a special office has been established for the Holy Year. As the Central Committee is no enough, a national committee is to be established in each country.
Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. He could never stand the language of women mystics. Sorry he was ill when +McQuaid was visiting.
Handwritten draft letter to G. Boland, Minister for Justice, from M.P. O’Connell, Secretary, regarding the departure of Fr. M. Clarke as Chaplain to Mountjoy Prison, and the proposal that Fr. Joseph Carroll and Fr. Jerome Curtin should be Chaplains to that Institution.
Letter from +Pereira to +McQuaid thanking him for his help in relation to Fr. Mathias. 1 item
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Damiano thanking him for the copy of report entitled ‘Mission school crisis in the Union of South Africa’ which was produced by the Southern African Bishops’ Conference.
Letter from +Dunne to +McQuaid from Alassis. He mentions Archbishop Carinci who has given him material for +McQuaid. Annotated by +McQuaid.
Letter from Fr. Rovida to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon stating that the letter from the Archbishop will be sent to Rome.