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

Grand Master news

Grand Master news
19/02/2026

“Our Order as a Global Force”, interview with Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap for L’Orma magazine

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap outlines the guidelines for the Order of Malta’s humanitarian mission. "The reform brings us back to our religious nature and shows the Pope’s concrete closeness".

Grand Master news
18/02/2026

Message of the Order of Malta’s Grand Master for the Beginning of Lent 

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, writes to the Members, Volunteers and Friends of the Order on the occasion of the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent, inviting them to live this liturgical period as a renewed journey of return to the Lord through prayer, fasting, and charity.

Grand Master news
12/02/2026

Day of the Sick: Pope lights candle donated by Grand Master

On Candlemas, the Order of Malta's Grand Master gave Pope Leo XIV a blessed candle in the Magistral Chapel. The candle was lit yesterday during the General Audience, celebrated in conjunction with the World Day of the Sick.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
02/02/2026

Visit of President of Portuguese Republic to Grand Master of the Order of Malta

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was received today by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, on the occasion of his end-of-term visit at the conclusion of the decade in which he led the country.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
29/01/2026

President Metsola meets with the Grand Master of the Order of Malta

The Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, received this morning the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, at the Magistral Palace in Rome.

Grand Master news
19/01/2026

Grand Master’s Condolences for the Railway Tragedy in Andalusia

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, has learned with deep sorrow the news of the serious railway accident in Spain, in Andalusia, where the derailment of two trains near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, caused the deaths of 39 people and injuries to over a hundred, in a toll that is still feared to be provisional.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
10/01/2026

Address of the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta

Monsieur le Doyen du Corps diplomatique, Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, c’est pour moi un immense honneur et une profonde satisfaction de vous souhaiter la bienvenue en cette journée mémorable.

Grand Master news
08/01/2026

Message of Condolences from the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta for the Crans-Montana Tragedy

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap expresses his deepest sympathy and sorrow over the tragedy that occurred in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire in a building caused the loss of numerous lives, most of them very young, and left many others injured.

Grand Master news
07/01/2026

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap at the closing of the Holy Door. The Jubilee of Hope concludes

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, participated in the rite of the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, officiated by Pope Leo XIV, marking the conclusion of the Jubilee of Hope.