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The Holy See at the United Nations: solidarity to eradicate poverty
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The
Holy See at the United Nations: solidarity to eradicate poverty
Vatican
City, 4 November 2014 (VIS) – Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Holy See
Permanent Observer at the United Nations in New York, spoke at the
69th Session of the General Assembly held on 23 October, regarding
the “Eradication of Poverty”.
Speaking
in English, the nuncio expressed the Holy See delegation's belief
that “countries should develop evidence-based policies and
strategies to combat extreme poverty, rather than relying on
pre-conceived one-size-fits-all solutions. Analyses and suggested
solutions need to be based on on-the-ground expertise and lived
experience, rather than on imposed ready-made solutions from the
outside, which are not always devoid of ideological colourings”.
He
also remarked that sustainable development “requires the
participation of all in the life of families, communities,
organisations and societies. Participation is the antidote to
exclusion, be it social, political, economic or cultural”. Another
barrier to sustainable development, he noted, is “the exclusion of
women from equal and active participation in the development of their
communities. Excluding women and girls from education and subjecting
them to violence and discrimination violates their inherent dignity
and fundamental human rights”.
“My
delegation wishes to highlight that poverty is not mere exclusion
from economic development; it is as multifaceted and multidimensional
as the human person. … Other than its more obvious economic
expression, poverty also manifests itself in the educational, social,
political, cultural and spiritual dimensions of life. … Development
is more than the sum total of resources invested into development
projects and their measurable material results. … In our efforts to
eradicate poverty, we must always return to the foundational
principle of our efforts, namely to promote the authentic development
of the whole person and of all peoples. Each of us needs to
contribute. Each of us can benefit. This is solidarity”.
Other
Pontifical Acts
Vatican
City, 4 November 2014 (VIS) – The Holy Father has appointed:
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Bishop Peter F. Christensen of Superior, U.S.A., as bishop of Boise
City (area 218,272, population 1,584,985, Catholics 174,348, priests
91, permanent deacons 75, religious 91), U.S.A. He succeeds Bishop
Michael P. Driscoll, whose resignation from the same diocese upon
having reached the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
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Bishop Christopher Kakooza, auxiliary of Kampala, Uganda, as bishop
of Lugazi (area 4,595, population 1,549,134, Catholics 667,362,
priests 80, religious 209), Uganda. He succeeds Bishop Matthias
Ssekamanya, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese upon having reached the age limit was accepted by the Holy
Father.
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Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P., of Anatuya, Argentina as bishop
of Villa de la Concepcion del Rio Cuarto (area 58,519, population
466,000, Catholics 443,000, priests 93, permanent deacons 10,
religious 82), Argentina.
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Rev. Fr. Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gomez as bishop of San Marcos (area
3,791, population 982,000, Catholics 637,000, priests 45, religious
103), Guatemala. The bishop-elect was born in Guatemala City,
Guatemala in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1984. He holds a
licentiate in theology and liturgy from the Higher Institute of
Liturgy in Barcelona, Spain, and has served in a number of pastoral
and academic roles, as parish priest and episcopal vicar in the
diocese of Santiago de Guatemala and as lecturer, bursar and rector
of the interdiocesan major seminary.
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