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05/09/2018

The pontiff: the future of the planet is in God’s hands, but human beings also have their responsibilities

“Each of us has a responsibility for others and for the future of our planet. In the same way, the economy must serve men and women and not exploit or rob them of their resources”. With this explicit reference to humankind’s responsibilities, Pope Francis urged a delegation of 100 German entrepreneurs to take care of the future of the earth

28/08/2018

Myanmar: a year after massacres, Rohingya refugees still facing desperation

Malteser International teams are still on the ground in Bangladesh Rajuma is only 30 years old, but has endured the most unimaginable horrors. The ethnic Rohingya woman from Myanmar was a survivor of a brutal massacre that occurred in her village, Tula Toli on August 30, 2017.

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.

16/08/2018

First Aid Post kept busy as Pope Francis meets Young Italians

Braving the August heat, the young people who participated en masse in the prayer vigil in Circus Maximus with Pope Francis poured into St. Peter’s Square the next day, Sunday 12th August.

Latest interventions
09/08/2018

To Santiago di Compostela in a wheelchair

The Order of Malta’s history has for many centuries been linked to the pilgrimage route to Santiago di Compostela where the remains of the Apostle James the Great are buried. From ancient times, the knights have offered accommodation and healthcare in hospitals, convents and churches to pilgrims along their journey.

07/08/2018

The Order of Malta’s summer activities focussed on the disabled

Everything is ready for the Order of Malta’s 35th International Summer Camp for Disabled Young People. This year it will be held in England in Hampshire, a county on the south coast, from 11th to 18th August.

Latest interventions
31/07/2018

Greek fires now under control but aid and medicines are urgently needed. Immediate response of the Order of Malta in Germany

Greek doctors sent an urgent request to the Order of Malta in Germany for humanitarian aid and medicines for the victims of the wildfires that have devastated areas around Athens, causing at least 85 deaths with many people still missing and hundreds injured.

27/07/2018

On world day against human trafficking the Order of Malta calls for increasing joint efforts

On the World Day Against Human Trafficking, 30 July 2018, the Sovereign Order of Malta appeals to governments and civil society, including business, to take measures to prevent and end human trafficking, while protecting and assisting victims and survivors.

24/07/2018

Ordre de Malte France publishes its activity report: over 90 years in the service of the poor and the sick

For a more inclusive world: the cover of the 2017 report of the Ordre de Malte France, which last year celebrated its 90th anniversary, is dedicated to the excluded and the homeless.