Czechoslovakia: Religion in Czechoslovakia

A file of documents concerning religion in Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include religious persecution in Czechoslovakia; the availability of religious publications in Czechoslovakia; religious education in Czechoslovakia; the number of Roman Catholic priests within Czechoslovakia; the renovation of religious buildings in Czechoslovakia; links between the Roman Catholic Church and dissidents in Czechoslovakia; and the Czechoslovak government's policy of "Pacem in Terris", a government-sponsored peace movement amongst Roman Catholic priests. Other subjects discussed in the file include arrangements for archiepiscopal visits between Britain and Czechoslovakia; the possibility of Czechoslovak theological students being sent to study in Britain; relations between Czechoslovakia and the Vatican; a visit by Pope John Paul II to Britain; and Czechoslovakia's response to a possible papal visit to Poland. Documents in the file include a despatch on church-state relations in Czechoslovakia by the British ambassador to Czechoslovakia, John Rich.