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Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

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Diplomatic Activities
11/09/2025

Order of Malta Meets Arab League Ambassadors

An opportunity for dialogue to strengthen cooperation on a political-diplomatic level, the main issues discussed during the meeting yesterday in the Magistral Villa between the Order of Malta and the Ambassadors in Rome of the Arab League member states.

Diplomatic Activities
10/09/2025

United Arab Emirates, Minister of Foreign Affairs Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy meets the Grand Chancellor

Exploring possibilities for cooperation in humanitarian projects in third countries. This is the focus of the meeting taking place between the Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor and the United Arab Emirates Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy for the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Diplomatic Activities
09/09/2025

The Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta in the Holy Land: humanitarian aid in Gaza and new plan for the Holy Family Hospital

In the last few days, Grand Hospitaller Josef D. Blotz has visited the Holy Land, one of the major crisis regions on earth following the attacks of 7 October 2023 and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This visit was to stress the priorities of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s works under the supervision of the Grand Hospitaller.

02/09/2025

Grand Hospitaller visits Order of Malta projects for Roma communities in Hungary and Croatia

The Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta, Josef D. Blotz, carried out a mission in Hungary and Croatia in recent days to visit the Order’s projects supporting Roma communities.

Diplomatic Activities
01/09/2025

Palestine, Order of Malta Grand Chancellor receives Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, received the Palestinian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Varsen Aghabekian Shaheen, on a working visit to Rome.

Grand Master news
18/08/2025

The Order of Malta mourns the passing of Fra’ Jean-Louis Mainguy

The Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap joins the grief of the family and the Lebanese Association of the Order of Malta for the loss of Fra' Jean-Louis Mainguy, who returned to the house of the Father late in the evening of the 14th of August. At the funeral, celebrated on Monday 18 August, the Grand Master was represented by the President of the Association, Marwan Senhaoui.

18/08/2025

World Humanitarian Aid Day: Order of Malta serving the most vulnerable

Wars, climate disasters, famines, forced migrations: faced with an increasingly complex global scenario, humanitarian aid remains a lifeline for millions of people. On World Humanitarian Aid Day, the Order of Malta draws attention to the vital importance of a rapid, coordinated and humane response to the crises that continue to affect the most vulnerable populations.

Grand Master news
12/08/2025

40° International Summer Camp for Disabled Young People

Some 500 disabled young people are participating in the Order of Malta's 40° International Summer Camp, which this year is being held in the Netherlands from 10 to 17 August. Yesterday Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap came to greet the participants in the Order’s historic initiative. In the coming days, Grand Hospitaller Josef D. Blotz will also pay a visit.

07/08/2025

At 83, he continues to care for the ‘invisible’ and will receive the Légion d’honneur

At 83, a retired doctor still devotes himself to those who no longer have anything, as he walks through the streets of Hauts-de-Seine (a department in the suburbs of Paris) and the French capital.