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14/03/2013
International Women’s Day was founded to raise awareness of the vulnerability and unequal status of women across the globe. Today, the Order of Malta’s programmes support women in some of the world’s most violent regions. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Order of Malta provides psychological and medical treatment for women who have been […]
21/02/2013
The emergency international relief agency of the Order of Malta, Malteser International, will stay in Haiti for three more years. Three years after the earthquake that left Haiti in ruins, recovery efforts must go on – but with a much stronger focus on strengthening local structures, states Malteser International. So the progress that Malteser International achieved […]
15/02/2013
Video about the 900th anniversary, the history of the Order and its role in modern day.
14/02/2013
The culminating moment at the end of the solemn Mass in St.Peter’s Basilica, celebrated by the Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone for the 900th anniversary since the granting of the Bull by Pope Paschal II (15 February 2013), was the address by Pope Benedict XVI to the packed congregation. Over 4500 members and volunteers […]
12/02/2013
Read the BBC World News report – Knights of Malta Catholic order celebrates 900 years. BBC World News report – The Ancient Knights of Malta in the Modern World
29/01/2013
Malteser International scales up aid in the region Cologne. As the crisis in Syria and its neighbouring countries intensifies and the numbers of refugees and displaced continues to rise, Malteser International is preparing an expansion of its emergency response in the region. According to the United Nations, nearly four million Syrians are currently in need […]
15/01/2013
Colourful events were held in the heart of 26 Lithuanian cities throughout December. For the seventh year in a row, the charity campaign Maltieci? Sriuba 2012 (Order of Malta Soup) was run by the Order of Malta Volunteers in Lithuania (Maltos Ordino Pagalbos Tarnyba). The events attracted thousands of Lithuanians, among them celebrities and politicians. […]
10/01/2013
In the October European floods, the river Gave broke its banks and inundated beautiful Lourdes, causing enormous structural damage to the Sanctuary. Lourdes is located in south-western France and is where the Virgin Mary appeared to peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous in a grotto in 1858. Since that time the Catholic church has recognised 68 miracles linked […]
09/01/2013
Latest interventions of the Order around the world: Mozambique is the fourth most disease-afflicted country in the world. Whilst the focus of health care is towards the most common diseases such as HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, other sicknesses need support. After several years of field work, the Order of Malta in Mozambique has identified the […]
18/12/2012
The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is the only hospital across Palestinian Territories where women who can’t afford maternal and neonatal healthcare can receive treatment and give birth at the hospital free of charge. The Global Fund for Forgotten People is supporting the work of the Holy Family Hospital and is part of the Order […]
The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.
