Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
The Embassy to the Holy See hosted a photographic exhibition organized by the "Saint Pio Foundation", displaying in the premises of Casa Litta -Palazzo Orsini some photographs of the Saint Pio from Pietrelcina, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the beatification of the Capuchin friar and the 10th anniversary of the Saint Pius Foundation.
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ John Dunlap, conferred the insignia of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion on Cardinal Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio in Washington.
During teh morning of April 18th the Order of Malta’s Embassy to the Holy See hosted a group of supporters of the Thomas Aquinas College in Los Angeles, accompanied by HE Michael Grace, Member of the Sovereign Council of the Orderd and President of the Order of Malta’s Committee on Designations and Emblems.
The four Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem, associated in the "Alliance" of the Orders of Saint John, who share with the Order of Malta the historical tradition and vocation of caring for the sick and the poor, gathered in Rome on 12 and 13 April for two days of prayer, reflections and initiatives.
Thanks to the collaboration between the Embassies of the Sovereign Order to the Holy See and to the Quirinale, it was possible to organize a special visit dedicated to Heads of Mission to the splendid premises of the Council of State and Galleria Spada.
The annual meeting of the Consorts of the Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See took place at Casa Litta-Palazzo Orsini, seat of the Embassy.
Ambassador Zanardi Landi, as part of the Delegation of HE the Grand Chancellor, attended the 60th edition of the Munich Security Conference, which brings together in Munich Heads of State and Government, ministers and senior institutional representatives of the international community to take stock of the main challenges in the field of Foreign and Security Policy.
The General Conference on the dynamics and prospects of the Order of Malta’s diplomacy started in Rome, in the Magistral Villa on the Aventine, in the light of its centuries-old spiritual and humanitarian mission condensed in the motto Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum.
In the week of January the 22nd , took place in Rome the Summit of the IARCCUM (International Anglican-Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission), which brought together Anglican and Catholic bishops from 27 countries.