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

Volunteer Corps

Latest interventions
17/04/2023

Easter lunch for Rome’s needy

In spite of the incessant rain, the 'Easter lunch' offered by the Order of Malta's Rome Delegation to those in need was once again strongly and joyfully attended.

Latest interventions
27/03/2023

New community centre inaugurated for Romani in Slovakia

To teach children essential social skills and hygiene, help them do homework and develop their talents. But also to support mothers and offer social counselling, conferences and cultural events to a wider community

23/03/2023

A new shelter for the homeless in the heart of Rome

It took four years, partly because of the pandemic, to complete the work, but finally an important Order of Malta project in Italy has seen the light of day.It took four years, partly because of the pandemic, to complete the work, but finally an important Order of Malta project in Italy has seen the light of day.

07/03/2023

The Grand Hospitaller visits Poland and Ukraine

The Order of Malta’s Grand Hospitaller Fra' Alessandro de Franciscis’s journey started in Warsaw, Poland, where he met institutional representatives and visited some of the most significant Order of Malta initiatives to assist refugees and those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Latest interventions
22/02/2023

War in Ukraine: The Order of Malta expands its support programmes

Since the beginning of the war one year ago, international and national entities and partners of the Order of Malta have distributed half-a-million hot meals to IDPs, provided 19,000 beds in shelters, as well as generators, trained 13,000 people in first aid, and transferred 16 ambulances.

Latest interventions
30/08/2022

Floods in Pakistan: Malteser International teams in action against epidemics

After epochal level of rain and flooding in the past months, 33 million people in Pakistan are affected by the monsoon. The climate catastrophe has killed more than 1,000 people, with many more injured.

27/07/2022

Countdown to Order of Malta’s 37th International Summer Camp for Disabled Youths

Everything is ready for the Order of Malta’s 37th International Summer Camp for the young disabled, an event that has been held every summer for almost forty years.

Latest interventions
17/05/2022

Portuguese volunteers aid and assist pilgrims going to Fatima

10 working days, 11 medical units, 6 mobile assistance teams and 114 volunteers. These are the figures of the Order of Malta’s Portuguese Association 2022 campaign, organized every year to support pilgrims going to the Shrine of Fatima.

Latest interventions
24/03/2022

Ukraine war: the Order of Malta scaling up its relief operations in the region

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the Order of Malta – with the coordination of Malteser International – has provided food, support and medical assistance to some 275,000 people at border crossings.