The fonds consists of operational, administrative and business records which document activities of The Secretariat and its associations with other committees and entities associated with the planning and implementation of the Papal Visit.

The fonds includes meeting minutes, reports, budgets, correspondence, guidelines, policies, financial records, pamphlets, information files, reference materials, photographs, albums and ephemera materials. Furthermore, the fonds also includes Preliminary Policy Meeting Minutes which can be found in series four.

The fonds is arranged into the following 13 series:

1. Secretariat Administrative Records (1983-1985)
2. Records relating to the Canadian Council of Catholic Bishops (1980-1984)
3. Correspondence with Government Officials (1982-1984)
4. General Correspondence and Minutes (1983-1985)
5. Committee Records (1983-1985)
6. Associated Organizations and Support Services (1984-2016)
7. Financial Records (1983-1985)
8. Event Records (1984)
9. Papal Mass at Namao Operational Records (1984)
10. General Operational Records (1983-1984)
11. Newspaper Clippings (1984)
12. Photographs (1984)
13. Miscellaneous Materials (1984)

This photograph depicts Pope John Paul II with his hands folded.