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

News

20/01/2020

Leprosy, a disease surrounded by poverty, ignorance and shame

Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy, still exists and causes suffering, social exclusion and death in over 150 countries. This is why it is still absolutely necessary to continue to fight this disease and the prejudice surrounding it.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
10/01/2020

Speech of the Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta

The Grand Master, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, received today the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta.

09/01/2020

Bushfires in Australia, the Hospitaller: “Order of Malta provides emergency relief”

“There are new developments every day and we are determining how best to help those who have lost everything. The Order is tackling this dramatic situation from a national perspective.”

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
08/01/2020

Credentials presented by Armenia, Georgia and Latvia

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 Armenia, Georgia and Latvia.

07/01/2020

Order of Malta in Australia makes bushfire appeal

The Order of Malta’s association in Australia expresses its deepest concern for the violent bushfires which have been raging for months through parts of the country.

03/01/2020

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem intensifies antenatal checks with awareness campaigns in the region

With over 4,700 births a year and a neonatal intensive care unit, Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem remains a fundamental point of reference for families in the West Bank.

Grand Master news
02/01/2020

Grand Master Writes to Pope Francis on World Peace Day

"I thank Your Holiness, also on behalf of the Order of Malta’s leaders and members, for having again this year offered the world, on the World Day of Peace, a profound message

30/12/2019

Malteser International and other aid agencies warn about the deterioration of food security in Haiti

Malteser International, together with many other humanitarian agencies working in Haiti, has expressed concern over the scale of the food crisis that has been confirmed by the publication of research of food security by the National Coordination of Food Security and the Ministry of Agriculture of the country.

24/12/2019

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem: over 4,700 births in 2019. Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit: the parents’ joy becomes ours

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, run by the Order of Malta since 1990, is the only medical facility in the West Bank to offer a neonatal intensive care unit where premature babies, even only 23 weeks old, or those with congenital problems, can be treated with cutting-edge therapies.