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 National Book Council Publishes its Annual Report for 2025 News 17th April, 2026 Read More Commonwealth Short Story Prize welcomes the first ever Maltese author onto its regional shortlist News 15th April, 2026 Read More Exhibitors and Event Organisers – Apply Now To Participate At The 2026 Malta Book Festival! News 14th April, 2026 Read More Apply Now for a Free Online Course for Aspiring Book Editors News 13th April, 2026 Read More The 45 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2026 Read More Call for Theatrical Adaptations of Maltese Books at the Malta Book Festival News 8th April, 2026 Read More The National Book Council Welcomes a New Manager News 7th April, 2026 Read More Subsidy Scheme for Printed Books is Now Launched News 1st April, 2026 Read More The National Book Prize 2026 List of Eligible Submissions is Now Out News 30th March, 2026 Read More Full Programme for the Annual Book Conference: Varied Group of Speakers Explore the Economic Realities of the Publishing Industry News 20th March, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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