Subsequently, in another room, the Pope also met with eighteen other members
of the Carlotto family, in a cordial atmosphere. They presented Francis with
various gifts, including a poncho and a CD with works by Ignacio Guido, who is
a musician, and a scarf of the Grandmothers of the Plazo de Mayo. The
encounter lasted for around half an hour.
 At 5 p.m. this afternoon, in the Argentine Embassy at the Quirinal, a press
conference will be held in which Estela de Carlotto will participate.

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 The Holy See at the United Nations: a lack of food is not the root cause of
hunger
 Vatican City, 6 November 2014 (VIS) - Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Holy See
Permanent Observer at the United Nations, spoke at the 69th session of the
United Nations General Assembly on 28 October, on the theme of "Agriculture
development, food security and nutrition".
 The nuncio observed that according to the Secretary General's report, since
1990 there has been a 17% decrease in the number of people suffering from
chronic hunger. However, he added, "it also means that we still have almost
850 million people suffering from acute hunger. The number is already shocking
in itself, but what must shock us even more is the fact that behind those
numbers are real people, with their fundamental dignity and rights. Thus,
eradicating hunger is not only a high priority development goal; it is a moral
imperative".
 However, he added, "it is not for lack of food in the world that they suffer
acute hunger, because the current levels of world food production are
sufficient to feed everyone. The problem lies elsewhere, such as in the lack
of conservation technologies among smallholder producers, in weak or absent
government support to incentivise the commercialisation of products, or in the
lack of infrastructure for better food distribution and marketing".
 He remarked that the whole "United Nations family" must renew its efforts to
eliminate hunger and malnutrition in the world, putting it at the forefront of
its collective efforts. "It is for this reason that the Holy See welcomes the
incorporation of food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture as
components of the sustainable development goals. ... The Holy See also
welcomes the focus that the report of the Secretary General on Agricultural
Development, Food Security and Nutrition puts on those regions of the world
where hunger and malnutrition are still at unacceptable levels. The Holy See
also appreciates the report's focus on groups most vulnerable to malnutrition,
like pregnant women and children below five years old".
 He continued, "The theme of this year's World Food Day tells us that the
family is key in the fight to end hunger. ... This recognition of the role of
the family must be accompanied by policies and initiatives that really respond
to the needs of farming families and communities". He concluded by reminding
those present that an international conference on nutrition in will be held in
Rome next month, aiming to bring together "government leaders, other top-level
policy-makers and representatives of intergovernmental organisations and civil
society, to take stock of progress made in improving nutrition and to seek new
ways to boost national and global efforts to improve health".

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 Audiences
 Vatican City, 6 November 2014 (VIS) - Today, the Holy Father received in
audience:
 - Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, Italy, president of the
Italian Episcopal Conference;
 - Archbishop Leon Kalenga Badikebele, apostolic nuncio in El Salvador and
Belize;
 - Seven prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, on their "ad Limina"
visit:
 - Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M., of Blantyre;
 - Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa of Chikwawa;
 - Bishop Montfort Stima of Mangochi;
 - Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye of Lilongwe;
 - Bishop Emanuel Kanyama of Dedza;
 - Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza of Mzuzu;
 - Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka of Karonga.

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 Other Pontifical Acts
 Vatican City, 6 November 2014 (VIS) - The Holy Father has:
 - accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of
Asuncion, Paraguay, presented by Archbishop Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga,
C.SS.R., upon reaching the age limit. Archbishop Cuquejo Verga is succeeded by
Bishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B., coadjutor of the same
archdiocese.
 - elevated the diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania, to the status of metropolitan
archdiocese and assigning it the suffragan dioceses of Singida and Kondoa.
 - appointed Bishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap., of Mbulu, Tanzania, as first
bishop of Dodoma (area 38,743, population 1,578,173, Catholics 301,593,
priests 80, religious 397), Tanzania;
 - appointed Bishop Eduardo Horacio Garcia, auxiliary of Buenos Aires,
Argentina, as bishop of San Justo (area 134, population 1,114,000, Catholics
1,003,000, priests 71, permanent deacons 24, religious 158), Argentina. He
succeeds Bishop Baldomero Carlos Martini, whose resignation from the pastoral
care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy
Father;
 - appointed Rev. Fr. Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A., as bishop of Uromi
(area 2,938, population 946,901, Catholics 139,087, priests 83, religious 39),
Nigeria. The bishop-elect was born in Sapele, Nigeria in 1966, gave his solemn
vows in 1992, and was ordained a priest in 1993. He studied canon law at the
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and has served in a number of pastoral
roles, including prior and bursar of the "Our Lady of Lourdes" community in
Coker Village, Lagos; prior and bursar of the "Our Lady of Good Counsel"
community in Iwako Oka and university chaplain; and bursar of "St. Cyprian" in
Warri and episcopal vicar for religious persons of the diocese of Warri. He is
currently lecturer in the St. Thomas Aquinas major seminary and director of
the St. Augustine Institute in Makurdi;
 - appointed Bishop Juan Jose Omella Omella of Calahorra y La Calzada -
Logrono, Spain, as member of the Congregation for Bishops;
 - appointed Msgr. Giacomo Incitti, ordinary professor of canon law at the
Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, as advisor to the Apostolic Penitentiary;
 - appointed Rev. Fr. Serge Thomas Bonino, O.P., general secretary of the
International Theological Commission and member of the Pontifical University
of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), as president of the same Pontifical
University;
 - appointed Rev. Fr. Philippe Curbelie, official of the Congregation for
Catholic Education, as office head of the same dicastery;
 - appointed Msgr. Maurice Monier as judge of the Court of Appeal of Vatican
City State.

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