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
02/09/2026
The Embassy of the Order of Malta to the Holy See is hosting the Munich Security Conference’s Roundtable on Defense.
The Embassy of the Order of Malta to the Holy See hosts the Munich Security Conference Round Table on Defense, with which the Order itself has maintained a fruitful working relationship for years. After Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Casa Litta-Palazzo Orsini hosts the Italian leg of the Plenary Sessions on the theme of European Defence organized by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) with the collaboration of the IAI.
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.
29/04/2026
Courtesy visit to the new Almoner of His Holiness
Ambassador Zanardi Landi had a courtesy visit today with SER Mons. Luis Marín de San Martín, who was recently named Almoner to His Holiness.
26/03/2026
Meeting with the Ambassador of Mozambique to the Holy See
Ambassador Zanardi Landi received a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of Mozambique to the Holy See, H.E. Raul Domingos.
18/03/2026
CISOM and the Ambassador to the Holy See at the Holy Father’s General Audience
The Ambassador to the Holy See, together with the Ecclesiastical Advisor, accompanied 270 members of CISOM - the Italian Relief Corps of the Order of Malta, to the Wednesday morning General Audience that the Holy Father holds in St. Peter's Square.
10/03/2026
Students of “International Relations” and “Public Speaking” meet the Ambassador to the Holy See
The Ambassador of the Order of Malta hosted a group of nearly seventy students from various countries around the world enrolled in LUMSA's Master's program in "International Relations " and “Public Speaking”, led by TG1 Vatican correspondent and LUMSA professor Dr. Ignazio Ingrao.
09/03/2026
Award of Honors to the Swiss Guard Corps and the Vatican Gendarmerie
The Grand Master of the S. M.Order of Malta, HMHE Fra’ John Dunlap, bestowed this morning the Medals of Honours of Merito Melitense to the Commander of the Swiss Guard, Col. Christoph Graf, and the Commander and Deputy Commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie, respectively Mr. Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti and Mr. Davide Giulietti.