HOLY SEE NOTE ON WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN QATAR

VATICAN CITY, OCT 30, 2001 (VIS) - Made public today was "A Note of the Holy See on the preparation for the Doha Ministerial Conference" of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which will take place in Doha, Qatar, from November 9 to 13.

"In the current situation," says the Note, "the policies of the WTO influence the possibilities of developing countries to guarantee their populations, especially the poor, a lasting economic and human progress. Diverse parties hope that this ministerial conference will place the dimension of development at the center of the reflections of the WTO and its members. In particular it is hoped that the ministerial conference will offer a new impetus for developing a multilateral system of trade which is more equitable and participatory.

"The Holy See, desirous of offering its own specific contribution to the debate underway concerning the project of the Final Declaration of the ministerial conference, has distributed a Note on the "Development Dimensions of the World Trade Organization."

"Having as its starting point the important ethical principle enunciated by His Holiness John Paul II in the Encyclical 'Centesimus Annus', in which he affirms that 'the economy is only one aspect and one dimension of complex human activity', (the Note) proposes several indications which urge that the policies of liberalization of international trade be better placed at the service of the dignity of the human person and the constitution of a true family among nations, founded on solidarity."

The Holy See note focusses on eight points: 1. Unsatisfactory progress for the poorest countries; 2. The development framework of the WTO; 3. Eliminating trade-distorting protections; 4. Developing countries should adopt consistent development policies; 5. Implementation and technical assistance; 6. Intellectual property; 7. Increased transparency, and 8. Towards a broader development agenda.

The Holy See Note was distributed to WTO authorities, to all Holy See missions accredited to the U.N. in Geneva and to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See.

SS;WTO MINISTERS CONFERENCE;...;DOHA;VIS;20011030;Word: 320;

JOHN PAUL II TO BEATIFY EIGHT SERVANTS OF GOD SUNDAY

VATICAN CITY, OCT 30, 2001 (VIS) - John Paul II will beatify eight Servants of God on Sunday, November 4, at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square.

The future blesseds are: Pavol Peter Gojdic (1888-1960), of the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr; Metod Dominik Trcka (1886-1959), priest, of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, martyr; Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803-1888), bishop, founder of the Teaching Sisters of St. Dorothy Daughters of the Sacred Hearts; Bartolomeu Fernandes Dos Martires (1514-1590), of the Order of Preachers, bishop; Luigi Tezza (1841-1923), priest, of the Order of Clerics Regular Ministers of the Sick, founder of the Daughters of St. Camillus; Paolo Manna (1872-1952), priest, of the Pontifical Institute of Foreign Missions; Gaetana Sterni (1827-1889), religious, foundress of the Sisters of the Divine Will; Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero (1906-1945), virgin, foundress of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary.

OCL;BEATIFICATIONS;...;...;VIS;20011030;Word: 150;

POPE RECEIVES PRESIDENT ARAFAT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

VATICAN CITY, OCT 30, 2001 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls released the following declaration this morning:

"The Holy Father received today Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian Authority, who came to report on the worrying situation in the Palestinian territories, with particular reference to the recent tragic events concerning the holy places of Christianity as well. The president made known, furthermore, the desire for peace of the Palestinian people, condemning also every form of terrorism.

"His Holiness, in expressing his sorrow for the numerous victims of the endless spiral of violence, renewed his appeal for everyone to abandon arms and to renew negotiations. The Holy Father repeated the well-known position of the Holy See which favors dialogue, the fulfillment of international law, without forgetting the necessary duty of the international community to ensure the peoples of the region reciprocal respect and safety for all."

OP;VISIT ARAFAT;...;NAVARRO-VALLS;VIS;20011030;Word: 160;

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

VATICAN CITY, OCT 30, 2001 (VIS) - The Holy Father:

- Appointed Bishop Carles Soler Perdigo, auxiliary of Barcelona, as bishop of Girona (area 4,705, population 592,689, Catholics 500,000, priests 301, religious 900), Spain. He succeeds Bishop Jaume Camprodon Rovira, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, in conformity with canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.

- Appointed Fr. Daniel Mizonzo, of the clergy of the diocese of Nkayi (area 59,140, population 485,843, Catholics 257,083, priests 56, religious 28), Republic of the Congo, as bishop of the same diocese. The bishop-elect was born in Nzaou-Mouyondzi, in 1953, and ordained to the priesthood in 1981. He succeeds Bishop Bernard Nsayi, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted in conformity with canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.

- Erected the ecclesiastical province of Visakhapatnam, India, elevating the episcopal see of the same name to metropolitan church, assigning it as suffragan churches the dioceses of Eluru, Guntur, Nellore, Srikakulam and Vijayawada. He appointed Bishop Mariadas Kagithapu, M.S.F.S., of the same diocese, as first metropolitan archbishop of Visakhapatnam.

- Appointed Msgr. Louis Portella, of the clergy of Pointe-Noire, until now apostolic administrator "sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the diocese of Nkayi, as bishop of Kinkala (area 19,835, population 150,000, Catholics 90,000, priests 42, religious 23), Republic of the Congo. The bishop-elect was born in Pointe-Noire in 1942, and ordained to the priesthood in 1967.

- Appointed Fr. Andres Stanovnik, O.F.M.Cap., assistant superior of that Order, as bishop of Reconquista (area 35,000, population 209,000, Catholics 187,000, priests 42, permanent deacons 1, religious 88), Argentina. The bishop-elect was born in Buenos Aires in 1949, and ordained to the priesthood in 1978.

- Appointed Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas, auxiliary of Chicago, as coadjutor bishop of Tucson (area 108,738, population 1,451,477, Catholics 300,423, priests 204, permanent deacons 124, religious 352), U.S.A.

- Appointed Fr. Josep Angel Sainz Meneses, secretary general and chancellor of the archiepiscopal curia of Barcelona, as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Barcelona (area 3,041, population 4,678,945, Catholics 4,303,467, priests 1,466, permanent deacons 50, religious 5,797), Spain. The bishop-elect was born in Sisante, in 1956, and ordained to the priesthood in 1984.

- Accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishops Francisco Garmendia, Anthony Francis Mestice, and William Jerome McCormack, of the archdiocese of New York, U.S.A., in accordance with the age limit.

- Appointed Msgr. Josu Iriondo, of the clergy of the archdiocese of New York, episcopal vicar for Hispanic Affairs and pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in the Bronx; Msgr. Dominick John Lagonegro, of the clergy of the archdiocese of New York, pastor of Saint Columba Parish in Hopewell Junction; and Msgr. Timothy Anthony McDonnell, of the clergy of the archdiocese of New York, pastor of Saint John and Saint Mary Parish in Chappaqua, as auxiliaries of the archdiocese of New York (area 12,212, population 5,276,400, Catholics 2,407,393, priests 1,998, permanent deacons 277, religious 4,935), U.S.A. Bishop-elect Iriondo was born in Legazpi, Spain, in 1938, and ordained to the priesthood in 1962. Bishop-elect Lagonero was born in White Plains, in 1943, and ordained to the priesthood in 1969. Bishop-elect McDonnell was born in New York, in 1937, and ordained to the priesthood in 1963.
NER:RE:ECE:NEC:NEA/.../... VIS 20011030 (540)