Visit of Panamanian Foreign Minister

How to better fight human trafficking: The Order of Malta organizes conference with international experts to forge new synergies

Over the past two years the Sovereign Order of Malta has scaled up its action in the fight against human trafficking. Yesterday, in Paris, it organized the conference “How to better fight sexual trafficking of women in West Africa and support their rehabilitation”, bringing together dozens of experts, including diplomats, academics, policy makers, representative of European and Nigerian institutions, Catholic organizations, sister’s congregations, and psychosocial counsellors.

Grand Hospitaller signs a cooperation agreement in Ivory Coast

The Grand Hospitaller, Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, visited Ivory Coast for three days to sign a cooperation agreement with west African countries, where the Order of Malta has long been present, and to attend the consecration of a chapel in the Saint Jean-Baptiste hospital run by Ordre de Malte France.

A renewed friendship between Ecuador and the Order of Malta

The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Albrecht Boeselager, received last week at the Magistral Palace the Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Holy See, José Luis Alvarez Palacio.

Farewell of Diplomatic Corps Doyen, Ambassador of Ukraine, Tetiana Izhevska

After ten years of intense and profitable cooperation, Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto today received the farewell visit of Her Excellency Tetiana Izhevska, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Order of Malta and Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Order.

Sovereign Order of Malta at the Mediterranean Festival of Journalists in Otranto 2 – 7 September

The Sovereign Order of Malta is participating in the 11th edition of the Mediterranean Festival of Journalists, the event that gathers diplomats, journalists, bloggers, academics and writers from this region.

Grand Chancellor in Peru: official meetings and visits to social projects

The first day of Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager’s official visit to Peru was marked by a long, cordial conversation with Néstor Francisco Popolizio Bardales, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Lima.

Pope Francis receives the Grand Master of the Order of Malta: Particular focus was placed on the refugee crisis

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, was this morning received in audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis.

President of the Republic of Slovenia receives Grand Master

On 17th June, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, received the Order of Master’s Grand Master Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto.