19/12/2006
First of all, I send to every member of the Order and to all our volunteers and friends my best wishes for a holy and peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year 2007. This year has continued to record developments of our work for the poor and the sick in many areas. The effects of […]
13/12/2006
Last Monday in Vienna, the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, participated in the funeral of the Grand Prior of Austria, the Ven. Bailiff Fra’ Wilhelm von und zu Liechtenstein, who died on 27 November. Born in Schloss Frauental on 29 May 1922, he entered the Order of Malta in 1986, […]
07/12/2006
On 5 December last, the Order of Malta’s annual conference From the World For the World one of the most important occasions for discussing the Order’s international medical and humanitarian activities – was held in Rome, in the presence of the Grand Master Fra’ Andrew Bertie. The meeting focused on the Lebanon, the Congo […]
04/12/2006
The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, received this morning in the Magistral Palace Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, Archivist and Librarian of the Roman Catholic Church, former Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See. During the meeting, the Grand Master conferred on Cardinal Tauran – until 1996 Grand Cross and […]
29/11/2006
On 28 November, the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, received the Italian Minister of Justice, Sen. Clemente Mastella, in the Magistral Palace. During the long and cordial meeting, the Grand Master reiterated the Order’s gratitude to Italy, which has been hosting the government seats of the Order for more than […]
27/11/2006
The Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie received in separate audiences, for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of: – Venezuela, Ivan Guillermo Rincón Urdaneta, on 20 November 2006; – Bulgaria, Valentin Vasilev Bozhilov, on 21 November 2006; – Spain, Francisco Vázquez y Vázquez, […]
25/11/2006
Bailiff Conte Géraud Michel de Pierredon went to meet his maker on Friday 17 November 2006. With his death the Order of Malta lost a leading figure. Legation Secretary from 1949 to 1955, Bailiff de Pierredon’s great devotion brought him to positions of great responsibility: in 1970 member of the Order’s Sovereign Council and from […]
06/11/2006
The national anthems in the Order’s Magistral Villa in Rome, a brief stop on the terrace to admire the view and a long and cordial conservation touching on both past and present. The official visit of the President of the Republic of Hungary László Sólyom, accompanied by his wife, to the Grand Master of the […]
26/10/2006
The Catholic University of Milan awarded H.M.E.H. Fra’ Andrew Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta, the Matteo Ricci international award, sponsored by the Faculty of Political Science. Established in 1998, the prize has been awarded just once before to the Archbishop Prof. Giuseppe Pittau. The award ceremony took place yesterday in […]
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