Recent news around the world
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 […]
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 […]
21/05/2025
With a call for international solidarity and the centrality of human dignity, the Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta spoke today at the plenary session of the 78th World Health Assembly, currently taking place in Geneva (19-22 May). Speaking in front of the representatives of the WHO member states, Josef D. Blotz reaffirmed […]
21/04/2025
Dear Confreres and Sisters, Dear Brothers and Sisters. With deep sadness I join His Eminence the Cardinal Camerlengo, who will be at the helm of the barque of St. Peter until the election of the new Pontiff, in announcing the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, who the Lord has called to himself after […]
04/04/2025
From the rising challenge of neurodegenerative diseases to humanitarian crises in war zones, from natural disasters to migration, the 31st International Hospitallers’ Conference of the Sovereign Order of Malta brings together over 120 head of associations and relief workers organizations in Vienna. The leaders gathered to discuss the most urgent issues that afflict both […]
02/03/2025
With a moment of deep spirituality and recollection, the Sovereign Order of Malta’s Jubilee of Grand Priors, Regents and Presidents of National Associations was celebrated today. Lead by the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap, the international leaders of the Order passed through the Holy Door of St. Mary Major, where they then participated in […]
01/03/2025
The Conference of Grand Priories, Regents and Presidents of the National Associations of the Sovereign Order of Malta continues in the Magistral Villa on the Aventine Hill in Rome. This day was dedicated in particular to the Order’s main humanitarian activities worldwide and to fundraising strategies for supporting charitable works. The morning session was […]
28/02/2025
The first Conference of Grand Priors, Regents and Presidents of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s National Associations from 28 February to 2 March began today in Rome at the Magistral Villa on the Aventine Hill. Almost two years after the election of the Order’s new government led by Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap, the […]
18/02/2025
Following the resignation of the Grand Hospitaller, Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, handed in for personal reasons on 17 February 2025, the Sovereign Council, convened for an extraordinary session today, 18 February 2025, appointed H.E. Dr. Josef D. Blotz as Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Dr. Josef D. Blotz (born 22 […]
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