Credentials presented by Colombia

Rome, 14/06/2013

The Grand Master, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received today in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of the Letters of Credence the new Ambassador of Colombia accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta, H.E. Germán CARDONA GUTIÉRREZ

Pope Francis Receives the Managers of the Order of Malta’s Hospital in Rome: “Continue your Mission with Courage”

Rome, 13/06/2013

The delegation received this morning in the Vatican with the Grand Master. For the Pope “the linear cut in resources is an offence against human life and risks turning life into a bargaining tool”

This morning the Holy Father Pope Francis received in private audience the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, accompanied by the Cardinalis Patronus Paolo Sardi and the managers of the Order of Malta’s San Giovanni Battista Hospital in Rome.
During the encounter the Grand Master presented the activities of the Order of Malta, stressing the ancient tradition of caring for the weak and suffering that has always distinguished its work.

The National Library of Malta celebrates the Order’s past and present

Valletta, 09/06/2013

1113-2013 anniversary in an exhibition on Malta showcasing the most significant documents

It holds pride of place, despite its 900 years, under a glass case protecting it from the fragility of centuries. We’re talking about the Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, the most important – and most admired – manuscript in the exhibition inaugurated on 7 June last at the National Library of Malta in Valletta.
‘Tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum – Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1113-2013′, is the title of the exhibition commemorating the 900th anniversary of the official recognition of the Order of St. John by Pope Paschal II.