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 Make a mark abroad! Literary agent Simon Trewin offers practical networking tips during a free Zoom session News 12th September, 2025 Read More Bringing children’s literature to dynamic life on stage at the Malta Book Festival Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council welcomes new board members News 10th September, 2025 Read More POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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