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   VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE   
      
   TWENTIETH YEAR - N. 171   
   ENGLISH   
   FRIDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2010   
      
   SUMMARY:   
      
   - Archbishop Mamberti Addresses U.N. General Assembly   
   - Counsellors of Pontifical Delegate for Legion of Christ   
   - Audiences   
   - Other Pontifical Acts   
      
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   ARCHBISHOP MAMBERTI ADDRESSES U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2010 (VIS) - On 29 September Archbishop Dominique   
   Mamberti, Holy See secretary for Relations with States, addressed the   
   sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New   
   York. In his speech he noted how the U.N. "has become an indispensable   
   element in the life of peoples, and in the search for a better future for   
   all the inhabitants of the earth. For this reason it has been the object of   
   great attention on the part of the Holy See and the Catholic Church, as   
   evinced by the visits of Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI".   
      
     The archbishop then reviewed a number of events which he described as   
   "important for peace and security in the world" and which have taken place   
   since the last sitting of the U.N. General Assembly.   
      
     Among these he mentioned the coming into effect of the Treaty on the   
   Prohibition of Cluster Munitions, the positive outcome of the eighth Review   
   Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the meeting of a   
   preparatory committee for the Arms Trade Conference which, he said, "will   
   establish the strictest possible juridical norms on the transfer of   
   conventional weapons". He also mentioned the signing of the New Start Treaty   
   between the U.S.A. and the Russian Federation, concerning a further   
   reduction and limitation on strategic arsenals.   
      
     The secretary for Relations with States then went on to praise the U.N.   
   peacekeeping missions, indicating that the Commission for the Consolidation   
   of Peace continues "to be fundamental in repairing social, juridical and   
   economic fabrics destroyed by war, and in avoiding the repetition of   
   conflicts".   
      
     Among the serious events of the last twelve months, Archbishop Mamberti   
   mentioned floods in Pakistan, the consequences of which "have been rendered   
   more serious by the conflicts afflicting the region", in which context he   
   called for "efforts towards understanding and study into the cause of the   
   hostilities". The prelate also underlined how dialogue, "together with the   
   generosity of being able to renounce short-term circumstantial interests, is   
   the path to follow for a lasting solution to the conflict between the State   
   of Israel and Palestine". Such dialogue and understanding among the parties   
   involved is likewise the only way to resolve controversies on the Korean   
   Peninsula and in the Persian Gulf, to bring reconciliation to Iraq and   
   Myanmar, to resolve "ethnic and cultural difficulties in Central Asia and   
   the Caucasus, and to calm recurring tensions in Africa".   
      
     "At the root of most conflicts lies an important economic element", he   
   said. "Significant improvement in the living conditions of the Palestinian   
   peoples, and of those of other people who live in situations of civil or   
   regional conflict, will without doubt make an essential contribution to   
   ensuring that violent opposition turns into peaceful and patient dialogue".   
      
     On the subject of the Millennium Development Goals, the archbishop   
   remarked on the importance of "bearing the great moral imperatives in mind:   
   ... fulfilment of the promises of aid for development given by rich nations   
   to weaker nations, and a guarantee of a more favourable financial and   
   commercial climate". At a global level, the secretary for Relations with   
   States identified the need "for more decisive and effective concern for   
   refugees, displaced persons and the great migratory flows". In order for   
   there to be integral human development there must also be a guarantee "of   
   the exercise of religious freedom, ... the cornerstone of the entire edifice   
   of human rights", he said   
      
     Finally Archbishop Mamberti referred to the challenges posed by the   
   environment and climate change, calling for a political decision to be made   
   d   
   uring the next session of the conference of Member States "to ensure   
   negotiations reach a concrete outcome through a binding juridical   
   agreement". In this context he indicated how we must "not only develop   
   models based on a new system of energy", but also "modify heedless and   
   irresponsible patterns of consumption ... which are the principal cause of   
   the depletion of natural resources".   
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   COUNSELLORS OF PONTIFICAL DELEGATE FOR LEGION OF CHRIST   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2010 (VIS) - Archbishop Velasio de Paolis C.S.,   
   pontifical delegate for the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, has   
   announced the names of the four counsellors who will assist him in the task   
   entrusted to him by Benedict XVI, according to information from Vatican   
   Radio.   
      
     The counsellors are Fr. Agostino Montan C.S.I., episcopal vicar for   
   religious life in the diocese of Rome; Msgr. Mario Marchesi, vicar general   
   of the diocese of Cremona, Italy; Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda S.J., former   
   rector of Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, and Bishop Brian Farrell   
   of the Legion of Christ, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting   
   Christian Unity. Furthermore, Archbishop Ricardo Blazquez of Valladolid,   
   Spain, has been appointed as visitator for "Regnum Christi".   
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   AUDIENCES   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate   
   audiences seven prelates from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil,   
   on their "ad limina" visit:   
      
       - Archbishop Luiz Soares Vieira of Manaus, accompanied by Auxiliary   
   Bishops Mario Pasqualotto P.I.M.E. and Mario Antonio Da Silva.   
      
       - Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhaes O.F.M. Cap. of Alto   
   Solimoes.   
      
       - Bishop Giuliano Frigeni P.I.M.E. of Parintins.   
      
       - Bishop Roque Paloschi of Roraima.   
      
       - Bishop Edson Taschetto Damian of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira.   
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   OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted:   
      
    - The resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Shrewsbury,   
   England, presented by Bishop Brian M. Noble, upon having reached the age   
   limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Mark Davies.   
      
    - The resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of   
   Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, presented by Bishop Emile Destombes M.E.P., upon   
   having reached the age limit. He is succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Olivier   
   Schmitthaeusler M.E.P.   
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