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

Humanitarian & medical works

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.

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.

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.

04/08/2025

Jubilee volunteer service continues

The extraordinary influx of pilgrims to Rome continues in the summer of 2025 for the Ordinary Jubilee, which sees volunteers from the Order of Malta providing assistance in St. Peter's Square and the papal basilicas.

Diplomatic Activities
01/08/2025

Palestine, the Order of Malta at the United Nations Conference in New York

The Sovereign Order of Malta “joins others in calling for a cessation of all acts of violence that breach international law and humanitarian principles” and “stands ready to offer its full support to reconstruction and development efforts across the Palestinian territories”.

Diplomatic Activities
28/07/2025

Aid to Gaza: donation agreement signed between Order of Malta and Czech Republic

An agreement that will make a concrete contribution to the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip was signed today between the Czech Republic and the Sovereign Order of Malta at the Magistral Palace in Rome.

17/07/2025

Order of Malta deems the attacks against the Holy Family parish in Gaza unacceptable

The Sovereign Order of Malta deems the attacks carried out this morning against the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza unacceptable.

Latest interventions
12/07/2025

Massive Attacks against Ukraine: Order of Malta at the forefront with humanitarian support for the population

Following the massive attacks against Ukraine, also targeting Lviv, Order of Malta volunteers, and specifically the 'Malteser Relief Service of Ukraine', were already in the country very early this morning, in the front line beside the population to offer essential and psychological support.