Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

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Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
02/07/2024

Credentials presented by Albania, Peru, Côte d’Ivoire, San Marino

The Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Albania, Peru, Côte d’Ivoire and San Marino.

Grand Master news
27/06/2024

The Grand Master received in audience by Pope Francis

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap, was received in audience this morning at the Vatican by Pope Francis.

Grand Master news
25/06/2024

Order of Malta celebrates St. John the Baptist

The patron saint of the Order of Malta, St. John the Baptist, was celebrated yesterday with a Mass in the Roman Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio, in the presence of the Grand Master, the Sovereign Council and a large representation of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Grand Master news
21/06/2024

Grand Master inaugurates the new Magistral Archives portal

With a click, this morning the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap, inaugurated the new portal of the Magistral Archives in the Magistral Palace Library in Rome.

Grand Master news
10/06/2024

Grand Master at the Arena di Verona

On Friday evening, the focus was on the Arena di Verona for the inauguration of the 101st edition of the Verona Opera Festival, broadcast worldwide by the RAI.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
05/06/2024

The International Conference: “Religious Freedom and Human Integral Development” took place in the Magistral Villa

The international conference on "Religious freedom and Human Integral Development", organized by the Order’s Embassy to the Holy See,  opened in the Magistral Villa, one of the government seats of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
27/05/2024

Grand Master of the Order of Malta receives the 2024 Path to Peace award

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap, has been awarded the prestigious "Path to Peace" honour, given each year to an individual "for outstanding service to the cause of peace".

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
17/05/2024

Latvian President on Official Visit to Grand Master

The President of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has been received today at the Magistral Palace by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap.

Grand Master news
15/05/2024

New edition of “De Europa” by Enea Silvio Piccolomini

This morning, the Order of Malta’s Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap, participated in the presentation of the new edition of "De Europa" by Enea Silvio Piccolomini, the 210th head of the Catholic Church with the name of Pope Pius II.