Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

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11/02/2025

Insignia of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion conferred on Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, has promoted today, February 11th, in the Magistral Chapel, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Chiclayo to the dignity and rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion.

03/02/2025

Grand Chancellor speaks at Summit on Children’s Rights in the Vatican

Today the international summit convened by Pope Francis to give voice to the rights of minors through eight comparison tables with Nobel laureates, world leaders, professors, writers, economists and religious personalities was held in the Apostolic Palace.

27/01/2025

 Grand Master of Order of Malta in Auschwitz on Remembrance Day

On the International Day of Remembrance, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap, participated in the commemoration event held in Poland at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, along with numerous heads of state and world leaders.

24/01/2025

Grand Chancellor of Sovereign Order of Malta receives European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib

Today, at the Magistral Palace in Rome, the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, received Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Cris Preparedness and Management and Equality.

The Order of Malta’s activities in 120 countries

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Grand Master

Fra’ John T. Dunlap

According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order.

Seats of the Order

The government seat of the Sovereign Order of Malta

Situated in the heart of Rome’s historical centre, on Via dei Condotti, the Magistral Palace has been the residence of the Grand Master and seat of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s government.

Magistral Library and Archives

The cultural point of reference on the Sovereign Order of Malta

The Magistral Library is the principal library of the Sovereign Order of Malta and represents one of the world’s most complete collections of its history.

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