22/12/2002
Interview given by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie to Ludina Barzini, journalist of “Corriere della Sera”, on the occasion of the official visit to the President of Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. ROME – Frà Andrew Bertie, 78th Prince and Grand Master, lives and works in the Magistral Palace […]
19/12/2002
The message that we send you today is different from previous messages. We are about to celebrate Christmas, the birth of the Prince of Peace. In this Holy Land, torn by war, a group of men and women selflessly carry on their work in loving memory of the events that took place right here 2000 […]
16/12/2002
I wish all members of the Order, our volunteers and friends, a very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. Last year was not without its difficulties, but on the whole we have a lot to be thankful for. The pilgrimage to Lourdes was the largest we have ever had, with over 5,000 taking part. Our […]
11/12/2002
The Grand Master, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, was received at the Quirinale Palace this morning by the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. As the Grand Master and his delegation arrived in the courtyard of the Quirinale, which houses the Presidency of the Republic, the flag of the Order of the Knights of Malta […]
02/12/2002
Angola: Angola has faced 27 years of civil war throughout the country. With the end of the fighting in April 2002, the extension of the humanitarian crisis became more and more visible in this country. The population lacks access to basic health care because of a completely destroyed health system. About 2 million people suffer […]
25/11/2002
Bolivia hosted the Order’s recently held Conference of the Americas in Santa Cruz, where delegates were warmly welcomed by HE Gonzalo Torrico, President of the Bolivian Association. The conference was attended by the Grand Master with a delegation from Rome, and by Presidents and their delegations from all the Order’s Latin American Associations, as well […]
12/11/2002
The earthquake which hit the town of San Giuliano di Puglia on the morning of 31 October killed 26 small children and 3 teachers at the local primary school. Half the school collapsed and surrounding buildings and houses were damaged. In the most serious earthquake to hit Italy since the September 1997 eruption in Assisi, […]
10/11/2002
After three months of successful work in Kabul, the first medical team of Malteser (the emergency corps of the German Association of the Order of Malta), will return to Germany. This medical team left for Kabul in Afghanistan on 31 July 2002, in order to take over on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office […]
23/10/2002
Every day, more than 250 outpatients are treated at the Outpatients’ Clinic run by the Order in the heart of historic Rome, and the demand continues to grow. Last week, the Order’s head, Fra’Andrew Bertie, opened refurbished and extended premises for the Centre, funded by the Order’s own Association of the west coast of America. […]
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