30/09/2025
The Order of Malta’s Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, shares the condolences of the Nuns of St. John of Jerusalem for the passing of Sister Isabel, Mother Superior, who died at the age of 97 in the monastery of Salinas de Añana. Sister Isabel spent her long religious life in prayer and service, keeping […]
26/09/2025
Today, Friday 26 September, in the Magistral Chapel, the Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap has admitted to the Sovereign Order of Malta, with dignity and rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion, Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. The ceremony was attended […]
26/09/2025
The Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, met with the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, confirming the Order’s interest in establishing a stable relationship with the League and in establishing diplomatic relations with all its member states. The meeting took place in New York on 26 September, […]
25/09/2025
“An agreement on the ceasefire is the most urgent need for reversing the spiral of violence and death” in Gaza. This was stated yesterday in New York by the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, speaking yesterday at the meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the […]
09/09/2025
In the last few days, Grand Hospitaller Josef D. Blotz has visited the Holy Land, one of the major crisis regions on earth following the attacks of 7 October 2023 and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This visit was to stress the priorities of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s works under the supervision of […]
18/08/2025
The Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap joins the grief of the family and the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta for the loss of Fra’ Jean-Louis Mainguy, who returned to the house of the Father late in the evening of the 14th of August. At the funeral, celebrated on Monday 18 August, the […]
18/08/2025
Wars, climate disasters, famines, forced migrations: faced with an increasingly complex global scenario, humanitarian aid remains a lifeline for millions of people. On World Humanitarian Aid Day, which is being celebrated tomorrow, the Order of Malta draws attention to the vital importance of a rapid, coordinated and humane response to the crises that continue […]
12/08/2025
Some 500 disabled young people are participating in the Order of Malta’s 40° International Summer Camp, which this year is being held in the Netherlands from 10 to 17 August. Arriving from all over the world, the youngsters were welcomed in Berckt Castle in Baarlo, a village near the border with Germany. Yesterday Grand […]
17/07/2025
The Sovereign Order of Malta deems the attacks carried out this morning against the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza unacceptable. The Order of Malta expresses its full solidarity with the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, and the civilians injured in today’s raid on the place of worship, which in recent months […]
16/07/2025
I am particularly glad to address this message of mine to you on the occasion of the celebration of the solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, Patron of your religious Order, which bears his name. The Church thanks you for all the good you do, where there is a need for love, in sometimes […]
10/07/2025
This morning, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, addressed the second plenary session of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025). The 4th Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is taking place today and tomorrow in Rome, has been co-organized by Italy and Ukraine. It aims to mobilize international support for […]
29/06/2025
On Saturday, June 28, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, members of the Western Delegation of the Canadian Association gathered for Holy Mass. The Reverend Pablo Santa Maria, Magistral Chaplain, celebrated in the chapel of the Rectory of Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver. In his homily Father Santa Maria spoke about the […]
25/06/2025
On the evening of June 24th, members of the Toronto Delegation of the Canadian Association of the Order of Malta gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of their Holy Patron, St. John the Baptist. The historic St. John’s Chapel within St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica was filled with local Knights and Dames, joined by family and […]
24/06/2025
The patron saint of the Order of Malta, St. John the Baptist, was celebrated yesterday with a Mass in the Roman Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio, in the presence of the Grand Master, the Sovereign Council and a large representation of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta. In his […]
24/06/2025
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, received this morning in audience by Pope Leo XIV, was on his first official visit to the Holy Father since the beginning of his pontificate. The meeting took place on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist, patron […]
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