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
17/02/2023
Munich Security Conference
Ambassador Zanardi Landi took part in the 59th Munich Security Conference, which brings together heads of state and government, ministers and senior institutional representatives of the international community in Munich to take stock of the main challenges in the field of foreign policy and security.
15/02/2023
Meeting with SER Monsignor Camisasca and the Missionaries of the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo
The wonderful rooms of Casa Litta-Palazzo Orsini, where the Embassy to the Holy See is located, hosted a meeting between SER Monsignor Camisasca, founder of the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo, accompanied by some thirty young Missionaries with as many members of the Sovereign Order, many of them were young volunteers directly involved in the field to help the homeless and disabled
07/02/2023
Donation of two defibrillators to CISOM volunteers
To mark the cooperation between the Embassy to the Holy See and the various entities of the Order, in February, Ambassador Zanardi Landi donated, in the occasion of a meeting in the Rooms of Palazzo Orsini, with three Cisom volunteers , two defibrillators.
30/01/2023
Pope Francis receives the Capitulars in audience and blesses the Order of Malta
During the works of the Extraordinary General Chapter, the Embassy to the Holy See is endeavouring to organise a private audience with the Holy Father for the Chapter members.
25/01/2023
25th -28th March : Extraordinary Chapter General – elections for the new government of the Order of Malta
In a religious structure near Rome, the Extraordinary Chapter General for the election of the Government of the Order of Malta, which will remain in office for six years, was held, presided over by the Lieutenant Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap and Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, Special Delegate of the Pope.
17/01/2023
Ceremony in honour of Cardinal Fortunato Frezza, Bailiff of the Sovereign Order of Malta
In the presence of the Lieutenant Grand Master, Fra' John T. Dunlap, the celebration was held for the admission into the Sovereign Order of Malta with the dignity and rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of Cardinal Fortunato Frezza, Canon of St. Peter's in the Vatican.
13/01/2023
Ceremony in honour of Cardinal Arthur Roche Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Order of Malta
The Lieutenant of Grand Master Fra' John Dunlap conferred the insignia of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion on Cardinal Arthur Roche, Archbishop of Leeds and since 2022 Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, who renewed his closeness and support for the Order of Malta's works around the world.
09/01/2023
Ceremony of Wishes of the Diplomatic Corps to the Holy Father for the New Year
The Ambassador and Diplomatic Corps of the Order's Embassy to the Holy See take part in the traditional Ceremony of Wishes to the Holy Father for the New Year, at the Vatican.
05/01/2023
Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated by Pope Francis
There were over fifty thousand faithful of all nationalities gathered in St. Peter's Square for the last farewell to the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, and among the authorities in the front row before the papal canopy there was the Lieutenant Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap, the Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, the Grand Hospitaller, Fra' Alessandro de Franciscis, the Receiver of the Common Treasure, Fabrizio Colonna, Fra' Roberto Viazzo, Member of the Sovereign Council and the Member of the Sovereign Council and Ambassador of the Order of Malta to the Holy See, Antonio Zanardi Landi.