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

Humanitarian & medical works

10/06/2025

Order of Malta responds to severe floods in Romania

In May 2025, the counties of Covasna and Harghita in central and northern Romania were hit by severe floods, triggered by days of torrential rain that far exceeded the monthly average.

04/06/2025

Zofia Bogdan, 104, honoured by the Order of Malta for wartime bravery

First Polish recipient of the Gold Medal pro Merito Melitensi, Mrs. Bogdan is the last surviving nurse of the Order’s WWII hospital in Warsaw — a living witness to courage in the face of terror

Diplomatic Activities
Latest interventions
24/04/2025

The Grand Master visits Order of Malta’s First-Aid Post after paid tribute to Pope Francis

This morning the Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap, accompanied by a delegation of the Sovereign Order of Malta, paid tribute to Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Diplomatic Activities
10/04/2025

Rebuilding Lebanon, preserving its diversity

Shining a spotlight on Lebanon, one of the most fragile and symbolic countries in the Middle East, to support its recovery. This is the objective of Rebuilding Lebanon, preserving its diversity, a workshop organized by the Order of Malta and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Holy See and the Order of Malta.

05/04/2025

Security, disasters and migration at the centre of the second day of the Conference

Speaking about security, disasters and migration during the second day of the Sovereign Order of Malta International Hospitallers Conference.

Grand Master news
04/04/2025

31st International Hospitallers’ Conference kicks off in Wien with an address from the Queen of Sweden

The 31st International Hospitallers’ Conference of the Sovereign Order of Malta brings together over 120 head of associations and relief workers organizations in Vienna.

30/03/2025

Myanmar: the Order of Malta towards Mandalay to provide assistance

The relief workers of the international humanitarian agency of the Order of Malta, Malteser International, based in Yangon and Shan State, are working to provide medical assistance, psychosocial support, clean water and sanitation to the people affected in the Mandalay region, one of the hardest-hit areas in central Myanmar.

26/03/2025

Order of Malta Grand Hospitaller met Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

This morning the Order of Malta’s Grand Hospitaller, Joseph D. Blotz, met Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Diplomatic Activities
15/03/2025

Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta met Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï

Today the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta met the Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï in Bkerké, on the last day of his visit in Lebanon.