Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Latest Embassy News
17/06/2026
Young adults with disabilities from the “GIOIA Project” meet the Holy Father at the General Audience
The group of young adults with disabilities participating at the GIOIA Project, started and supported by the Embassy of the Order to the Holy See, using four apartments generously granted by the Grand Priory of Rome, took part in the Wednesday morning Papal General Audience in St. Peter's Square. The young people were accompanied by their parents, the President of the Social Cooperative Diversa Arte, Dr. Rosa Maria Bianco, and Ambassador Zanardi Landi and his Consort.
10/06/2026
“DE EUROPA” by Piccolomini inspires a School Project by a High School in Teramo.
At the end of the 2025-2026 school year, students and teachers of the "Delfico" Classical High School in Teramo have developed a work based on the book "De Europa" by Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who became Pope with the name of Pius II. First translated into Italian from Latin at the initiative of Ambassador Zanardi Landi, the work was published with a preface by HMEH the Grand Master and presented in 2024 at the Embassy of the Order of Malta to the Holy See. ettanto grandi incognite sul futuro dell’Europa che, come ai tempi di Pio II, ricerca oggi una sua rinnovata identità politica e culturale.
06/05/2026
Oath Ceremony of the new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guards
In the presence of His Holiness, the historic and beautiful oath Ceremony of the new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guards took place in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican City.
International news
18/09/2026
Grand Master awards Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi to Polish Ambassador
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, received Adam Mariusz Kwiatkowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Sovereign Military Order of…
18/09/2026
President of the Italian Red Cross visits the Grand Master
The National President of the Italian Red Cross, Rosario Maria Gianluca Valastro, was received yesterday at the Magistral Palace by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta,…
16/09/2026
Working sessions in Rome for the Order of Malta’s Ambassadors in Africa
Strengthening the link between diplomatic activities and humanitarian action, developing new opportunities for cooperation, and identifying tools and partnerships to support the Order of Malta’s operations in Africa. These were…