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

News

28/10/2003

Traditional pilgrimage to Loreto

Pilgrims, medics and paramedics, members and volunteers from the Order’s Italian Delegations took part in the traditional pilgrimage to the shrine of Loreto, in the province of Ancona, central Italy,…

23/10/2003

India: the Order of Malta supports child medical centres especially for the ‘untouchable’ caste

Sixty Child Development Centres are being established in the 2001 earthquake struck regions of Bachau and Rapar, where caste discrimination is a particularly big problem. The Order of Malta German…

17/10/2003

John Paul II: the Grand Master participates in the mass celebrating 25 years of papacy

On October 16th John Paul II celebrated the 25th anniversary of his papacy with solemnity along with more than 50,000 people in a mass performed in St. Peter’s Square. The…

16/10/2003

Grand Master in San Francisco celebrates fifty years of the order’s western association

The Grand Master and members of the Sovereign Council joined the Order’s Western Association in participating in ceremonies to celebrate the Association’s fiftieth anniversary. Events and religious functions commemorated a…

10/10/2003

Malteser Hilfsdienst celebrates fifty years of service

Malteser Hilfsdienst, the Emergency Corps of the German Association of the Order of Malta, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, in September in Germany and in October in Rome. The Malteser Hilfsdienst,…

30/09/2003

The Dominican Republic: the Order of Malta opens a centre for mothers and children

A new medical centre has been opened in the Monte Plata region, located in the north-eastern part of the Dominican Republic. The centre, called ‘El Cacique’ and capable of performing…

10/09/2003

Assisi: blessed virgin of monte fileremo pilgrimage

The traditional pilgrimage in honour of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Fileremo, protector of the Order, and a memorial Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi,…

01/09/2003

Sudan: new Order of Malta clinic treats sleeping-sickness patients

In the southern Sudanese town of Yei, the Order of Malta German Association has opened a new clinic for sufferers of trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), a widespread disease in the Sudan….

30/07/2003

Zimbabwe: extension of healthcare programme

With financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office, the Order of Malta was able to extend the basic healthcare programme in Zimbabwe. In cooperation with the “Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst” (German…