Recent news around the world
19/01/2025
The Sovereign Order of Malta welcomes the Gaza ceasefire agreement which came into force earlier today, stressing that the end of the hostilities should be aimed first and foremost at improving the humanitarian situation of the people of Gaza and ensuring the full release of the hostages. The Order reiterates its solidarity to the […]
16/01/2025
Last December, the powerful cyclone Chido struck the French overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, destroying buildings and homes and causing deaths and injuries. There was a prompt response to the emergency by Ordre de Malte France first-aiders, who have been on the island of Mayotte since 21 December 2024. Together with […]
10/01/2025
M. le Doyen, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très heureux de vous accueillir aujourd’hui pour la traditionnelle audience du Nouvel An au Corps Diplomatique accrédité auprès de l’Ordre Souverain de Malte. Je remercie sincèrement l’ambassadeur du Cameroun, S.E. M. Antoine Zanga, pour ses paroles inspirantes et encourageantes. “The Exchange of Good Wishes”, a […]
23/12/2024
Dear Members and Friends of the Order, From the Grand Magistry in Rome, in joyful anticipation of the birth of our Saviour, I send my best wishes to all for a holy and happy Christmas. It is as important, as it is difficult, to hold close to our hearts the message of Christmas. That […]
16/12/2024
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, has promoted Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, to the dignity and rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion. After the conferral of the insignia, Cardinal Frank Leo celebrated mass in the chapel of the Magistral Palace in Rome. […]
03/12/2024
In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee, the Sovereign Order of Malta has up-graded its first-aid service in St Peter’s Square with the arrival of a new electric ambulance, the E-Ambukart. The vehicle, designed to operate in areas where access to traditional ambulances is limited, was donated by the Order of Malta’s Canadian Association with […]
29/11/2024
In collaboration with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Sovereign Order of Malta and Malteser International launched a large-scale emergency humanitarian relief initiative in May 2024 to address the urgent needs of the Christian communities and their neighbors in Gaza City. The operation was inaugurated by a pastoral visit from His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista […]
05/11/2024
Following the wave of bad weather that hit the regions of the Valencian Community and Andalusia, causing hundreds of deaths and missing people, the Order of Malta in Spain immediately deployed its own forces to help and comfort the population. The Order of Malta’s volunteers in Valencia have already carried out several interventions in […]
18/10/2024
The Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, is in Greece on an Official Visit. He was received today by the President of the Hellenic Republic Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou. The visit was marked by a mutual intent of strengthening ties and cooperation in the social and medical field. Diplomatic relations between the Order of Malta and Greece […]
09/10/2024
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office have formalized an important partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This agreement, signed today by the Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor and the United Kingdom Ambassador to the Holy See – in the presence of the Grand Master […]
04/10/2024
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s status as Permanent Observer to the United Nations, the Grand Master Fra‘ John Dunlap, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo and the Grand Hospitaller Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, paid an official visit to the United Nations in Geneva. […]
03/10/2024
The situation for the Lebanese population has deteriorated further following recent escalations, marked by massive attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon, particularly in the southern suburbs of Beirut. “Many people were forced to flee with only the essentials. According to government reports, around one million people are now internally displaced. The Lebanese government is […]
23/09/2024
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, met with the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday 21 September at UN headquarters in New York. The Grand Master was in New York to deliver an address during the United […]
18/09/2024
The Official Visit to Hungary of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, and the Grand Hospitaller, Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, is now underway. The visit marks an important moment in the development of long-standing solid relations and cooperation on […]
03/09/2024
On August 30, 1994, the Sovereign Order of Malta was granted Permanent Observer status at the United Nations through a resolution adopted by the General Assembly. Nearly three decades later, the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap reflects on the numerous humanitarian and diplomatic initiatives led by the Order’s embassies, associations, and relief corps. In […]
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