First visit of a Grand Master to the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta Fra’ Matthew Festing visited Taiwan, where on 5 November he was received by the President of the Republic Ma Ying-jeou on the eve of his historic meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The President of Lithuania on an official visit to the Sovereign Order of Malta

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, received the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, in the Magistral Palace in Rome on the afternoon of 28th October.

Director General United Nations Office in Vienna received by the Grand Master

The Director General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and Executive Director for the office on drugs and crime, Yuri Fedotov, was received yesterday by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Credentials presented by Kazakhstan

The first Ambassador of Kazakhstan accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta

The Order of Malta at the Pope’s General Audience for the Romani World Pilgrimage

The Order of Malta’s ambassador to the Roma people accompanied a group of some 250 pilgrims arriving from six countries.

The Grand Chancellor’s official visit to Romania

On 21 October the Sovereign Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Boeselager, made an official visit to Romania where he was received by the Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu.

Nepal earthquake six months on: unrest and approaching winter worsen the situation

Since the introduction of the new Nepalese constitution, political friction has led to unrest in Nepal’s Terai region.

Libyan delegation in Rome to discuss immigration and mutual challenges

New life for medical equipment: The aid managed by the Order of Malta’s Swiss association is constantly increasing

To collect medical supplies, such as equipment and instruments, still in a good state but no longer used by Swiss institutions, and then make them available to hospitals and health centres worldwide.