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

News

07/02/2009

Moving Memories at the Anniversary Mass for the late Grand Master Fra’ Andrew Bertie

A year from the passing of the 78th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, his life, dedication and works on behalf of the Order were recalled…

05/02/2009

Siamese twins Mahagaga and Mahalatsa separated

The Siamese twins Mahagaga and Mahalatsa were successfully separated yesterday at the Necker Hospital in Paris. They had been cared for in Madagascar since July 2008 when, aged one month,…

29/01/2009

Grand Master visits Ampleforth

Fra’ Matthew Festing returned to his old school in England at Ampleforth College this week and hold a conference to members of the Upper VI class on the History and…

23/01/2009

An outlook on the coming decade: the Order of Malta’s international seminar in Venice

“It’s been very successful,” the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, commented on the Order’s International Seminar, taking place for the first time in Venice from…

20/01/2009

In the front line against leprosy and HIV

A new clinic for treating tuberculosis and AIDs patients, training seminars for safe childbirth attended by 185 midwives, HIV and leprosy prevention campaigns: Malteser International’s work in Sudan continues despite…

11/01/2009

The Order of Malta mourns the Passing of Cardinal Pio Laghi

From 1993, Cardinal Patronus of the Order The death has occurred in Rome on 10 January 2009 of His Eminence Cardinal Pio Laghi, Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion…

10/01/2009

Cardinal Lajolo received into the Order

The Order of Malta’s Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing received yesterday morning at the Magistral Palace Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and of…

09/01/2009

Address of the Grand Master to the diplomatic corps

The Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received at the Magistral Villa on the Aventine the Ambassadors of the 102 countries accredited to the Order for…

01/01/2009

Pope Benedict XVI world peace day message

Below we publish the full text of Pope Benedict XVI’s January 1, 2009 World Day of Peace Message: Fighting Poverty to Build Peace. 1. Once again, as the new year…