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	<title>Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta &#187; News</title>
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		<title>Credentials presented by Portugal, the Russian Federation and Lithuania</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of:
- Portugal, H.E. António Carlos CARVALHO de ALMEIDA RIBEIRO
- Russian Federation, H.E. Alexander AVDEEV
- Lithuania, H.E. Irena VAIŠLAITÉ]]></description>
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		<title>Ban Ki-moon thanks the Order of Malta for its indefatigable commitment to serving the poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<strong>The Secretary General of the UN’s words to the Order of Malta’s Ambassador for the 900th anniversary of the Pie Postulatio Voluntatis</strong>

The Order of Malta has always been the UN’s faithful ally in achieving the Third Millennium Goals, said Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations,  during a diplomatic reception in its headquarters on May 9 last.]]></description>
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		<title>The Order of Malta’s 55th International Pilgrimage to Lourdes has just ended</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 55 years the streets of Lourdes have been filled with the Order of Malta’s pilgrims during the first week in May. This time some 1,300 sick people were among the over 6,500 members and volunteers coming from 36 countries on all continents.
It was a special pilgrimage this year since it marked the 900th anniversary of the promulgation of the solemn Privilege with which Pope Paschal II officially recognized the monastic community of St. John of Jerusalem in 1113.  An anniversary that the Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing wanted to emphasize by meeting members and volunteers during the traditional ceremony for consigning the participation medal.]]></description>
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		<title>Credentials presented by Togo and Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received today in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of:

-       Togo, H.E. Calixte Batossie MADJOULBA
-       Thailand, H.E. Surapit KIRTIPUTRA.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecumenical celebrations in Vienna for 900 years of shared history</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 14th of April St.Stephen’s Cathedral saw the coming together of members of the Sovereign Order of Malta and of the Johanniterorden to concelebrate the giving in February 1113 of the historic Pie postulato voluntatis Bull by Pope Pascal II, which officially recognised the hospitallers of St John and was a fundamental element for its development.]]></description>
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		<title>Credentials presented by Serbia and Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received today in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of:

- Serbia, H.E. Mirko V. JELIĆ
- Costa Rica, H.E. Fernando Felipe SÁNCHEZ CAMPOS.]]></description>
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		<title>PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PILGRIMAGE WITH THE SICK TO LOURDES</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exactly one month to go and the organization of the Order of Malta’s 55th International pilgrimage to Lourdes from 3 to 7 May is a hive of activity. From Bolivia to Singapore, from Lebanon to Australia, thousands of the Order of Malta’s members and volunteers are preparing for the poignant spiritual journey with their sick to the Marian Shrine at the foot of the Pyrenees.]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration Mass of Pope Francis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>The Holy Father: “Protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person.” The Grand Master present with the Order of Malta’s official delegation.</b>

“Let us never forget that real power is service…of the poorest, the weakest,” said Pope Francis, choosing “Care” and “Protection” as the leading themes of his homily during the Solemn Mass that officially marked the of start of his papacy. In front of a packed St. Peter’s Square, the Pope stressed the need to protect each other, “showing loving concern for each and every one, especially children, the elderly, and those in need, who are the last we often think about.”]]></description>
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		<title>The Order of Malta receives the Reverend Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Custos of the Holy Land, the Reverend Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was received yesterday in the Magistral Palace. He was greeted by Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing who conferred on the  Custodian of the Holy Mount Zion and of the Holy Sepulchre, as well as Minister Provincial of the Friars Minor in the Middle East, the decoration of Grand Cross Conventual Chaplain ad honorem.]]></description>
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		<title>Malta’s Postal Service commemorates the 900 years since Pope Paschal II’s bull</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A special stamp commemorates the 900th anniversary of Pope Paschal II’s Bull. It was issued on 15 February last by the Maltese Republic’s postal service to celebrate this significant event in the Order’s history.]]></description>
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