"Communications between the Church and UNESCO first developed from a Paris Coordinating Office which began in 1947 with Mgr. Roncalli, later Pope John XXIII. When, in 1952, a Permanent Observer of the Holy See with diplomatic statuswas appointed (the first observer also being Mgr. Roncalli), the Coordinating Office was retained as an Information Centre with an ecclesiastical advisor in the service ofthe International Catholic Organisations. Communication between the Church and UNESCOtakes different routes. - There is the presence ofthe observer from the Holy See; there are delegations and experts; personal contacts and contacts through Embassies, as far as the Vatican is concemed. In addition to the official relations of International Catholic Organisations with consultative status there are also contacts with the Catholic Coordinating Office through their publications, through participation of Catholics in National UNESCO Commissions, membership in UNESCO Clubs, etc. There ist also a considerable range ofjoint interest between the Church and this World Organisation, especially where these interests and concerns differ and where, on account of the spiritual dimension of the Church, some tension may be experienced. It is regretted that there is a Iack of interest and appreciation for the work of UNESCO by Catholics, who, according to Vatican II, should be more committed to activities in the secular world." (Summary)