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

Grand Master news

Grand Master news
17/09/2018

The Grand Master receives a visit from the Director General of the International Organization for Migration

The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ambassador William Lacy Swing, was received this morning by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra 'Giacomo Dalla Torre, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Boeselager.

Grand Master news
10/09/2018

The Grand Master in Pilgrimage to Assisi

On 8th September, the members of the Grand Priory of Rome met in Assisi for their annual pilgrimage to the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels.

Grand Master news
20/08/2018

Grand Master at 35th International Summer Camp for the disabled urges guests to be brave

“Be courageous, we have to be brave to welcome those who suffer and those who are strangers to us”. With these encouraging words, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto addressed the participants of the Order of Malta’s 35th International Summer Camp for young disabled, on 15 August.

Grand Master news
18/07/2018

The Grand Master’s State Visit to Cameroon

Welcomed upon his arrival in Yaoundé by Prime Minister Philémon Yang, Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto arrived in Cameroon for a state visit from 16 to 19 July.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
05/07/2018

First Visit of the Republic of Cape Verde President to the Sovereign Order of Malta

Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of the Republic of Cape Verde, was received by Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto in the Magistral Villa on 2nd July.

Grand Master news
26/06/2018

Visiting the St. John Baptist Hospital the Grand Master embraces the sick assisted by the Order in a “symbolic embrace”

The day after 24th June, the feastday of St. John the Baptist, Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, accompanied by members of the Sovereign Council, visited the St. John Baptist Hospital to attend mass and meet the patients in this long-term care facility.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
25/06/2018

The Grand Master celebrates St. John the Baptist

As is customary, for the feast of St. John the Baptist, the Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, accompanied by the Sovereign Council, received the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta in the Magistral Villa.

Grand Master news
22/06/2018

Pope Francis receives the Grand Master in Audience: “Go ahead with courage, you express spirituality through your works”

Pope Francis received the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, in audience today in the Vatican. During the meeting, the Grand Master illustrated the Order of Malta’s main activities in the humanitarian and diplomatic sectors last year.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
14/06/2018

Credentials presented by Nicaragua and Benin

The Grand Master, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of: Nicaragua, H.E. Esther Margarita CARBALLO MADRIGAL Benin, H.E. Agnes AVOGNON ADJAHO