Home / News / Taħt il-Qoxra – Il-kitba dwar il-Mafja u l-Knisja Back to News Taħt il-Qoxra – Il-kitba dwar il-Mafja u l-Knisja Audiovisual • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 4th June, 2021 Robert Aloisio is the author of 4 books on the Italian mafia, the catholic church, and a number of figures who stood up for the disenfranchised and pushed back against the mafia. In this interview we talk to Robert Aloisio about Archbishop Oscar Romero, the two judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, and the late Father Ġwann Xerri who passed away a few days ago. We also discuss the church’s role in the fight against the Mafia, the varied schools of thought within it, and the theology of liberation. The books discussed in this episode are: Qatlu lill-Arċisqof: Il-ġrajja vera ta’ Oscar Romero Falcone u Borsellino: Żewġ imħallfin li sfidaw lill-Mafja Knisja u Mafja Għaxra żgħar imma kbar These books are available from www.sayitmalta.com or by getting in touch with the author. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPX8feT0nII[/embedyt] SHARE POST Related Articles Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More Exhibitors — apply now to participate at the 2025 Malta Book Festival! News 15th April, 2025 Read More The 41st PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2025 Read More National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published National Book Prize 2nd April, 2025 Read More Malta Book Fund Goes Fully Online with an Increased Budget for 2025 Malta Book Fund 17th March, 2025 Read More The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More Call for Delegates: Malta Named Focus Country for the 2025 Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship Initiatives 28th February, 2025 Read More The National Book Council at the 2025 London Book Fair News 25th February, 2025 Read More NBC and Wikimedia Malta announce Wikimedians in Residence for National Book Prize Project News 20th February, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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