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07/05/2018
Going to Lourdes at least once is a traditional obligation for members of the Order of Malta. Every pilgrim has found Lourdes to be spiritually uplifting and a highlight in their devotion to Our Lady. Lourdes dedicates the first weekend in May each year for the Annual Pilgrimage of the International Order of Malta. 2018 […]
03/05/2018
The Council Complete of State of the Sovereign Order of Malta held in Rome on 29 April 2017 elected Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto as Lieutenant of the Grand Master. With the same powers of a Grand Master, the Lieutenant of the Grand Master remains in charge for one year. As […]
03/05/2018
Fra’ Giacomo was born 1944 in Rome. He graduated in Humanities from the University of Rome, specialising in Christian Archeology and History of Art. He took up academic posts at the Pontifical Urbaniana Institute, teaching classical Greek. He was also Chief Librarian and Archivist for the Institute’s important collections and has published a range of […]
03/05/2018
Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto has been elected the 80th Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta. The electing body, the Council Complete of State, met in the Magistral Villa, one of the Order of Malta’s two institutional seats, in Rome. Elected head of the Order of Malta on 29 April […]
30/04/2018
The homeless are frequently faced with difficult choices. Sadly for homeless women, one of these is often between buying food or tampons. Thanks to an initiative by the Order of Malta, many of Sydney’s homeless women will no longer have to make this choice. The Knights and Dames of the Order of Malta, increasingly known […]
23/04/2018
The “Knights of Malta” Ambulance – Timor Leste The “Knights of Malta” ambulance on its last day with us with the staff of the health post. The Ambulance was loaned to CER by the Order 4.5 years ago for use in the hills & for transporting patients to the various hospitals – particularly Dili. In […]
23/04/2018
Since the opening of our Medical Clinic in Dili in November, an alarming number of patients have attended suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition. Most of these patients are under the age of five years old. Malnutrition is a major health issue in Timor-Leste. It is the single greatest contributor to premature death and disability […]
18/04/2018
Report by Derek Pingel This year’s Queensland Coats for the Homeless fundraising breakfast held at the Brisbane Club on 9 March was again a tremendous success with just over 120 attendees. Members and guests of the Order of Malta, Brisbane’s Archbishop Mark Coleridge and his Auxillary Bishop Ken Howell, Members of the Order of Saint […]
04/04/2018
Report by Michael Shanahan For many years Members of the Order in WA have supported medical students at the University of Notre Dame for achieving excellence in Philosophy and Ethics with a prize at the annual awards evening and the Catholic Doctors Association WA supporting the Theology prize. However with the change from the MBBS […]
28/03/2018
Report by Bevan Killick On Thursday 22 March, the Feast of Blessed Clemens August Graf (Count) von Galen was celebrated in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Mass was celebrated by the Most Reverend Paul Martin SM DD, Bishop of Christchurch, at the Pro Cathedral, assisted by the Pro Cathedral Administrator, Fr Chris Friel. Bishop Paul Martin […]
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.
