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28/11/2025

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta on an Official Visit to Austria

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, on an official visit to Austria, was received today by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen at the Hofburg, the official residence of the Austrian President, where a private meeting between the two Heads of State took place.

24/11/2025

International Conference on the 25th Anniversary of the Palermo Protocol

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Palermo Protocol, the Order of Malta, Praeveni Global, the Santa Marta Group, and the Institute of Anthropology of the Pontifical Gregorian University will host a high-level conference in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

21/11/2025

The Grand Chancellor’s Advisory Council is Launched

The aim of the Advisory Council of the Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, which met for the first time in Rome at the Villa Magistrale, is to answer the needs of the most vulnerable by promoting international cooperation and dialogue between world-class experts and business leaders.

Diplomatic Activities
20/11/2025

Madagascar, maternal and child assistance for disadvantaged women and children

Strengthening the collaboration between the Malagasy institutions and the Order, whose humanitarian action is deeply rooted in the country in a context of high and increasing poverty.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
19/11/2025

Credentials of Germany, Gambia, Dominican Republic, Angola, Greece

The Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Germany, Gambia, Dominican Republic, Angola, Greece.

Diplomatic Activities
18/11/2025

Order of Malta Grand Commander’s Courtesy Visit to the Republic of Mauritius

 The Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ Emmanuel Rousseau, paid a courtesy visit to the Republic of Mauritius from 13 to 17 November 2025.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
17/11/2025

Credentials presented by Ecuador, Belarus, Panama, Georgia

The Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Ecuador, Belarus, Panama, Georgia.

Grand Master news
17/11/2025

World Day of the Poor: Grand Master of the Order of Malta at the luncheon for the disadvantaged

Some 1,440 people from the poorest sections of the population in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland participated in a solidarity lunch organized by the Fratello network on the occasion of the World Day of the Poor and the Jubilee of the Poor.

Diplomatic Activities
12/11/2025

Timor Leste, a focal point for healthcare in the Asia Pacific region

In one of the poorest areas of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, the Order of Malta's clinic in Comoro provides free, high-quality healthcare to the Timorese population, many of whom are suffering from the country's huge humanitarian crisis, still evident in its 5% mortality rate.