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1935–1993 Italy
Antonio Bello (18 March 1935 – 20 April 1993) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi from 1982 until his death from cancer in 1993. Bello studied in various colleges and seminaries in places such as Bologna and Rome before being named to several positions in his region where he served as a priest.
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The poors are the theological space where God manifests Himself and the burning and unconsumable bush from which He speaks to us.
Love is always holy, because its flames arise from the unique fire of God.
Sent by God for the salvation of the world, the Church is made to walk, not to settle down.
God is present in everyone's heart, if not as a presence, then at least as a longing.
The most serious journey is the one that leads to an encounter with God.
Mary is a true woman because she is simple and genuine, without any spiritual pretence.
The entire period of Lent, the entire period of our conversion, is encompassed by this journey: from head to toe.
Obedience without listening and without dialogue is not obedience.
The longest journey is the one that leads to the house opposite.
The poors have a great potential to evangelise you.
At times, acceptance is a sign of resignation. Waiting is always a sign of hope.
The world is the space in which we play out our identity.
To wait: the infinitive form of the verb 'to love'. Indeed, in Mary's vocabulary, to love indefinitely.
What does it mean to follow Christ? Living the radical nature of the Beatitudes.
As we stand on the threshold of the third millennium, we unfortunately feel more like children of the twilight than prophets of the dawn.
Convinced that to succeed in life, you have to know how to speak even when you have nothing to say, we have become long-winded and incontinent.
Let us remember that we are accountable to men for our words. But for our silences, we must answer to God!
It has been said that a person's holiness is measured by the depth of their expectations. Perhaps this is true.
Our historic task is to learn how to sit together at the table. It is not enough to eat: peace means eating with others.
Be a liberated person. Not just a free person, who gives free time to others. Be a liberator, who frees others from their anxieties!
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