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09/05/2025
Rome, 8 May 2025 - “A moment of grace for the universal Church”. With these words the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV, 267th Pope and Bishop of Rome. The white smoke arrived at the 4th vote, in which the cardinal Robert Francis [...]
07/05/2025
On the first weekend in May, Lourdes was again bustling with pilgrims in Order of Malta Uniforms and carrying flags for the 67th international pilgrimage of the Order of Malta to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. The Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap led the delegation, together with Grand Commander Fra’ [...]
03/05/2025
Agusta is 16 is one of our new Order of Malta Creating Leaders Scholarship students who joined the program this year. Agusta's parents are farmers in a rural village and the crops they grow are primarily for their family’s consumption, with little surplus for sale or trade. Augusta her three siblings are currently living with [...]
30/04/2025
Today our Australian contingent of 36 members, malades and friends arrive in Lourdes for the Order of Malta annual pilgrimage. They will be carrying all of our supporters and members in their prayers at Lourdes along with 55 Prayer Intentions which will be confidentially put into a sealed envelope and placed on the altar at [...]
21/04/2025
The Sovereign Order of Malta has learned with enormous sadness of the death Pope Francis, in Rome. Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap has asked the entire family of the Order of Malta to join together in spiritual suffrage for “Pope Francis, whom the Lord has called to Himself after long years of tireless service [...]
03/04/2025
Laura (pictured with her mother) is currently in Year 11 is one of our new Order of Malta Creating Leaders Scholarship students. Laura is a hardworking student who has career aspirations to become an engineer. Her favourite subjects at school are Mathematics and Physics. Outside of school her interests include basketball and being involved in Laodato [...]
31/03/2025
HOUR OF REFLECTION WITH FR BRIAN BOYLE 29 MARCH 2025 Are you shipwrecked or land-locked? A reflection on the call of Isaiah to be prophet (Isaiah 6:1-13) and the call of Peter to be apostle (Luke 5:1-11) Link to the recording: Reflection with Very Rev Dr Brian Boyle - 29 Mar 2025 - Are you [...]
30/03/2025
Myanmar is in a state of emergency following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake which hit the country on Friday, 28 March. The earthquake and its aftershocks were so powerful that it was felt elsewhere, including in Thailand and south-west China. DONATE TO THE EARTHQUAKE APPEAL The most recent reports from Myanmar confirm that more than 1,700 [...]
25/03/2025
On Sunday, members and volunteers of the Order of Malta Australia gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney for the annual Day of the Unborn Child. It was standing room only inside St Mary’s Cathedral, as thousands attended a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. A procession to NSW Parliament House then followed - [...]
11/03/2025
As Cyclone Alfred was causing havoc across South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales, Emmanuel City Mission went into overdrive opening 24 hours a day for 6 days. At times, well over 100 people sheltered overnight in dry and secure conditions as the tropical storm raged outside. The community rallied to ECM’s aid with [...]
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.
