Official Visit of the President of Armenia received by the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre

The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan was received today in the Magistral Villa by the Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre. The official visit follows the state one that the Sovereign Order of Malta made in 2016 to Armenia, testifying to their ancient historical bonds, excellent relations and the common desire to extend cooperation in the medical and humanitarian sector.

The Order of Malta intervenes with emergency relief for Venezuelan refugees fleeing to Colombia

With over a million refugees now on Colombian soil, Malteser International - the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency - is providing emergency relief along the Colombian-Venezuelan border

Author of “The Dictator Pope” Henry Sire suspended from Order of Malta membership

Following the press articles reporting the name of the author of the book “The Dictator Pope” the Grand Magistry of the Order of Malta has taken the decision to suspend Henry Sire, author of the book and member of the Order of Malta.

Sovereign Order of Malta mission to UN Office on Drugs and Crime urges for Drug Prevention

Credentials presented by Serbia

The Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto received today in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of his Letters of Credence the new Ambassador of Serbia accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta, H.E. Dejan ŠAHOVIĆ.

Syria’s civil war – Another grim anniversary after 7 years

“The desperate situation in Eastern Ghouta is a horrible and predictable recurrence of the states of siege in towns like Homs and Aleppo,” says Janine Lietmeyer, Country Group Manager for Syria and Lebanon at Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s worldwide Relief Agency.

For 60 years the Order of Malta’s Colombian Association has been serving the most vulnerable communities

Credentials presented by Jordan and Burkina Faso

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Jordan and Burkina Faso:

Hospitallers and Hungarians: excavations uncover the Syrian archaeological heritage

Not even seven years of war have managed to stop Prof. Balázs Major’s excavations and archaeological discoveries in Syria. Head of the Department of Archaeology at the “Pázmány Péter” Catholic University in Hungary, Prof. Major has been conducting excavations in the Syrian coastal region since 2007.