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14/08/2014
Malteser International prepares relief for persecuted minorities Cologne. A Malteser International assessment team arrives today in Erbil, north Iraq, in order to prepare relief efforts for persecuted minorities. Oliver Hochedez, Malteser International’s emergency relief expert, will lead the team on the ground to prepare the deployment of immediate aid for at least the next three […]
13/08/2014
On Saturday 9th August 2014, His Eminence Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy AC, was buried following a Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral on the Friday. More than 1,000 mourners attended the funeral Cardinal Clancy was the seventh Archbishop of Sydney and died last Sunday 3 August at the age of 90. Born in December […]
10/08/2014
The Grand Master appeals for an end to religious discrimination. The news arriving from Iraq of violence and religious discrimination, leading to the flight of tens of thousands of Christians from the north of the country, has created a tragedy which has assumed humanitarian proportions. Over 200,000 have fled in recent weeks due to […]
31/07/2014
For the Order of Malta, summer means camps for disabled young people and once again a chance for members and volunteers in numerous countries to offer their services. Whether a volunteer or a guest, it is a unique and enriching experience for all involved. Here are just a few examples of the initiatives organised on an […]
31/07/2014
Malteser International provides health care in Kurdish autonomous region Karamless, Northern Iraq. A region controlled by the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) extremist group that is about 20 kilometers away from Mosul, Iraq. Malteser International is providing health care in a building turned provisional health center owned by the Chaldean church. A […]
17/07/2014
Download the 2013 Annual Report from the Order of Malta’s International Relief agency, Malteser International. 2013 Malteser International Annual Report Related articles: VIDEO: A year in review – activities of Malteser International in 2013 VIDEO: Healing the wounds of war, Activities in Syria
17/07/2014
Article source: Rome Reports Soon after their election, the Sovereign Council of the Order of Malta met with Pope Francis. His words in favor of the marginalized have impacted the Catholic Church. But they clearly resonated within the 960-year-old Order. As a sovereign entity with a huge humanitarian presence around the world, its newly-elected Council […]
17/07/2014
We are in Kilis, in Turkey’s southeast – close to the Syrian border. By now the city hosts more refugees than local residents. In Kilis, The Order of Malta’s International Relief agency, Malteser International, in cooperation with its Turkish partner organization, has built up a hospital where the teams treat refugees of the Syrian civil […]
17/07/2014
Thank you to the Sisters of Charity Foundation that has supported the Coats for the Homeless project for a third year with a $10,000 grant. This will provide 300 people who find themselves without a home this winter with a specially designed, warm, shower-proof Coat. The Sisters of Charity Foundation Limited is a public non-profit […]
10/07/2014
Canterbury League Club has generously supported the Order of Malta’s ‘Coats for the Homeless’ program by donating $2,000 in 2014. “Coats for the Homeless is a worthy cause and we are pleased to be able to support the Order of Malta with its humanitarian aid work. Our donation will buy 60 specifically designed, warm, shower-proof […]
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.
