The Sovereign Order of Malta is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation.
According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order of Malta.
The Order of Malta is permanently present with medical, social and humanitarian projects in most countries in the world.
The Sovereign Order of Malta’s diplomatic relations facilitate its medical and humanitarian activities.
The birth of the Order of St. John dates back to around 1048. It was under the leadership of Blessed Fra’ Gerard, founder and first Master, that the religious community became a lay religious order.
This morning, ahead of the celebration of mass in the Magistral Palace chapel, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto received Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the Pope’s special delegate, into the Order of Malta.
Archbishop Becciu was nominated Conventual Chaplain Grand Cross ‘ad honorem’ in the presence of members of the Sovereign Council.
Afterwards, Archbishop Becciu celebrated mass with the Order’s prelate, Msgr. Jean Laffitte.
Tomorrow, Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap will lead the Order of Malta’s 66th international pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France for the second time since his election.
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap, has promoted Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to the dignity and rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion.
The President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok was received today at the Magistral Palace by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap.
