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03/11/2008

The Grand Master’s official visit to Latvia

Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing had a crowded agenda on his official visit to Latvia from 28 to 31 October The Order of Malta’s bilateral relations with Latvia and the…

17/10/2008

Health Expedition

Twenty-eight members of the Order of Malta’s Cuban Association visited the Dominican Republic from 9 to 13 October to provide health services to the residents of one of the poorest…

15/10/2008

Assistance for immigrants: the Grand Master of the Order of Malta on Lampedusa

On 11 and 12 October, Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing went to Lampedusa to meet the doctors and nurses of the Order of Malta’s Italian Emergency Corps working on the…

11/10/2008

Young Order volunteers awarded prestigious westphalian peace prize for their work with handicapped

The youth group of the German Association of the Order have been awarded the prestigious Westphalian Peace Prize in recognition of their altruistic help for young people with handicaps in…

09/10/2008

The Grand Master reads the bible on tv

The Gospel According to Matthew “Invective against the Pharisees”. That was the passage read this morning by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, Fra’ Matthew Festing, in the…

08/10/2008

The Grand Master receives the President of the Italian Senate

Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing received the President of the Italian Senate, Renato Schifani, today in the Magistral Palace. In his speech, the Grand Master thanked the holder of the…

06/10/2008

Reduction of infant mortality

In Cambodia, Malteser International is engaged in reducing the high rate of infant mortality by improving childbirth services, especially in rural areas. The Order of Malta’s Relief Corps cooperates, in…

30/09/2008

Post-tsunami reconstruction

In the coastal villages of southern India devastated by the tsunami of 2004 Malteser International has enabled 427 rural families to return to work on the rehabilitated land. Over 300…

27/09/2008

Heaviest monsoon rains in years hit India. The Order of Malta extends emergency relief to victims

The heaviest monsoon rains in years have flooded the federal state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, with more than 500,000 m³ of water discharged from the dams in neighbouring…