Relief for darfur: Malteser International calls for protection for humanitarian workers in Sudan

The Grand Master receives the Prime Minister of Poland

On 17 May the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra' Andrew Bertie, received at the Magistral Palace the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.

Attack on un convoy – Malteser International employee killed in Afghanistan

Fra’ Filippo Ferretti Grand Prior of Rome

The recently held Chapter of the Grand Priory of Rome has elected Comm. Fra' Filippo Ferretti di Castelferretto to the position of Grand Prior for the period 2006 – 2012.

Signature of cooperation agreement with the organization of american states

Joint initiatives to combat poverty and hunger. Welfare and health initiatives. The promotion of international humanitarian law. These are the main items of the cooperation agreement signed the other day in Washington between the Order of Malta and the Organization of American States (OAS).

Visit to the library

The Monastery of Saint Ursula in Valletta-Malta

The launch of the Italian edition of the book “The Hierosolymite Sisters, the Church and the Monastery of Saint Ursula in Valletta-Malta” by Padre Giorgio Aquilina O.F.M., former Rector of the National Archives of the Republic of Malta took place in the presence of Grand Master Frà Andrew Bertie and numerous ambassadors accredited to the Order.

Official visit of the President of the Italian Republic

In a world lacerated by conflicts, the medical and humanitarian actions of the Order of Malta, an institution which remains "in the hearts of all Italians" , are a valid reference point and a call to responsibility for the entire international community, declared the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, on an official visit to the Order's Magistral Palace this morning.

Italy and the Order of Malta sign an agreement for scientific research