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Knisja 2000 No. 139, March 2022, Dominican Convent, Valletta A good Maltese friend in Brazil, Frei João Xerri, passed away a year ago. The first

Frei Beto, OP, Theologian and a lifetime companion of Frei Joao Xerri, OP, writes: The motivation of the liberating faith inspired Frei João (Fr Ġwann) Xerri and his equipe to create in 1982 the Solidarity Group São Domingos, destined to show solidarity with peoples and movements that struggle against any type of colonialism or domination. In Brazil, the group supported the struggle for agrarian reform and collaborated with the CPT (Pastoral Land Commission), especially in land conflicts i...