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
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.
13/12/2022
TOMASZ GUDZOWATY WORKS – ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL AT THE MAGLIANA
Tomasz Gudzowaty, who is perhaps the best known Polish photographer today, spent not just a few weeks on holiday in Africa, the Antarctic and the Far East, but months and in some cases years of hard and passionate work. The result has been documentaries, books, exhibitions, front pages of the most authoritative magazines and a large number of astonishing images
05/12/2022
Follow-up Conference of the Project. Protecting Sacred Places of the Mediterranean
On the afternoon of 5 December, at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, a conference was held on the theme "Protecting sacred places of the Mediterranean-Follow-up of the Project. "