VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - # 193
DATE 04-11-2014

Summary:
- The Holy See at the United Nations: solidarity to eradicate poverty
- Other Pontifical Acts

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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".

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 4 November 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has appointed:
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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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