Correspondence between +Levame, +McQuaid & Mgr. Kissane, President Holy Cross College, Clonliffe and Fr. Cathal MacCarthy regarding the 80th birthday celebrations for the Holy Father. The Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities believe it should be celebrated ‘…with reverential affection’. They suggest examination of three documents namely the Encyclical ‘Humani Generis’, the ‘Sacra Virginitas’ and the Exhortation ‘Menti Nostrae’.

Copy of letter from + McQuaid to + Robinson regarding the appointment of Mgr. Kissane as a Consultor of the Biblical Commission.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid, marked ‘Confidential’. He wishes to give a mark of Papal recognition to the present President of Maynooth College, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Edward Kissane. He has made a great contribution to the College and feels he should be appointed a Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary by the Holy Father. This honour would be hailed in Ireland and abroad. He asks for the Archbishop’s opinion which can be sent to Mgr. Benelli as he is leaving for America in a few days.