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

Humanitarian & medical works

15/05/2016

Order of Malta’s Grand Commander Visits Soup Kitchen in Pompeii

Grand Commander Fra’ Ludwig Hoffmann Von Rumerstein visited the Shrine of Pompeii and met with Archbishop Tommaso Caputo, Pontifical Delegate of the Shrine and Fra’ Luigi Naselli di Gela, the Grand Prior of Naples and Sicily of the Order of Malta.

Diplomatic Activities
11/05/2016

Towards the World Humanitarian Summit: the engagement of the Sovereign Order of Malta

After three years of intense consultations, world leaders will convene in Istanbul on 23 and 24 May for the first ever WHS.

Grand Master news
09/05/2016

7000 in Lourdes for the Order of Malta’s 58th International Pilgrimage

The Order of Malta’s 58th international pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Lourdes has now ended.

Diplomatic Activities
28/04/2016

The Grand Chancellor in Official Visit to Belarus

The Grand Chancellor visited Belarus on 25-26 April, received by the Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei.

25/04/2016

The Order’s Lithuanian relief service launches project for WW2 heroes

A new project, ‘Courage among nations,’ spotlights care for the elderly in Lithuania – a group who rescued Jews in danger during WW2.

Latest interventions
07/04/2016

Diabetes: new health challenge in low-income countries

This year World Health Organization dedicates World Health Day to diabetes.

Latest interventions
05/04/2016

Malteser International provides aid to thousands displaced by fresh fighting near Mosul

Fears that thousands more will flee as the battle continues Malteser International is providing aid to what humanitarian planners fear could be the first of thousands of internally displaced people fleeing to safety from fighting near Mosul.

12/03/2016

Order of Malta leaders in healthcare, social and humanitarian issues meet in Valletta to review world health concerns and plan future care

Senior officials in the Order of Malta met to review their charitable works over the last 12 months, including support for migrants and such.