News

23/02/2021

Statement of the Grand Chancellor at the UN Human Rights Council

The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta addressed the 46th session of the United Nations Human Right Council, which opened in Geneva on 22 February.

21/01/2021

Speech of Lieutenant of the Grand Master H.E. Fra’ Marco Luzzago to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta

The global pandemic has meant that the traditional audience with the diplomatic corps could not take place this year. I am very sorry about this as it would have been the first opportunity to meet you personally.

01/01/2021

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ Marco Luzzago replies to Pope Francis’ message for the 54th World Day of Peace on 1st January 2021

As the Order of Malta’s newly elected Lieutenant of the Grand Master, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks for having so clearly indicated “the ‘rudder’ of human dignity and the ‘compass’ of fundamental social principles”.

09/11/2020

The new Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta has been elected

On 8 November, Fra' Marco Luzzago was elected with a large majority Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

02/11/2020

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, as his Special Delegate to the Sovereign Order of Malta

Pope Francis appointed the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi (who will be raised to the rank of cardinal in the next consistory on 28 November), as his Special Delegate to the Order of Malta.

24/06/2020

The President extended congratulations to the Order of Malta on the Feast of St. John the Baptist

On behalf of the people of Lithuania, President Gitanas Nausėda extended sincere congratulations to the Lieutenant ad interim of the Sovereign Order of Malta on the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

09/11/2019

President of Lithuania received by Grand Master of the Order of Malta

The President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausèda was received by the Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto in the Magistral Palace.

18/01/2019

The Prime Minister of Lithuania: The activities of the Order of Malta were and are important to the people of Lithuania

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Lithuania Manfred Ritter Mautner von Markhof and discussed the prospects for further co-operation.

10/12/2018

President of Lithuania: Order of Malta’s gratitude and appreciation – a significant acknowledgment of all the people of Lithuania

President Dalia Grybauskaitė received a personal certificate of appreciation from the Grand Master of the Order of Malta Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre Del Tempio Di Sanguinetto.