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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
28/07/2026
Clarification regarding reports of the alleged death of a “diplomat of the Order of Malta” in the Russian attack on July 24 in the Kyiv region
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta clarifies that reports circulated by certain media outlets regarding the death in hospital of a Ukrainian citizen, described as a “66-year-old diplomat of the…
28/07/2026
The 12th Edition of the Summer Camp in Italy is Underway: Inclusion and Solidarity at the Heart of the Order of Malta’s Commitment
From 27th July to 1st August, the Campo Estivo in Italia – CEI (Summer Camp in Italy) returns to Magione (PG), Umbria. Launched by the Order of Malta in 2012, in…
24/07/2026
Venezuela, one month after the earthquake: over 28,000 people assisted by the Order of Malta’s humanitarian network
One month on from the devastating twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck Venezuela on 24 June, causing thousands of casualties and triggering one of the country’s most…