Seton, Msgr. Robert, Catonia, Sicily, Italy to James F. Edwards, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1902 February 06

His last Mass, although there was no special announcement of it, was crowded and there were many communions. That left him with some hope that with all his faults he still had a place in the hearts of his good parishioners. Cardinal Vava sent for him and they talked about America. The cardinal had been nuncio in Madrid where he knew Seton's friend, U. S. Minister Bellamy Storer. He wants Edwards to give him some clerical news of America. He heard that Father Crowley of Chicago had agreed to retire to a monastery and do penance. Edwards should call on William Seton as his life is very lonely. When Edwards has time he should open a correspondence with Mrs. Lelia Seton Wilder, Decatur, Alabama. She is the first who gave Seton the idea of going to live in Rome. :: XI-2-e A.L.S. 2pp.