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04/11/2023
The 2023 Order of Malta Australia Camp for Disabled Youth is our biggest yet. Enjoy the highlights from day 2. Missed the nighlights from day 1? Watch now. The Order of Malta Youth Camps aim to bring together young people with disabilities, volunteers and carers for a once in a lifetime experience of fun, friendship [...]
03/11/2023
The 2023 Order of Malta Australia Camp for Disabled Youth is our biggest yet. Enjoy the highlights from day 1. The Order of Malta Youth Camps aim to bring together young people with disabilities, volunteers and carers for a once in a lifetime experience of fun, friendship and adventure. We want our Order of Malta [...]
30/10/2023
On 28 October 2023, Bishop Richard Umbers, Conventual Chaplain Ad Honorem Order of Malta, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney, led around 20 members and friends in an online reflection upon “Fraternity to Heal the World”. This link provides the audio and video recordings of Bishop Umbers’ reflection: Reflection with Bishop Richard Umbers - [...]
24/10/2023
The 12th Asia Pacific Conference of the Order of Malta was held in Seoul, South Korea between October 18 and 22. Over 50 representatives from National Associations, Delegations and Embassies of the Order of Malta across the two continents gathered to discuss how to strengthen works and initiatives in this area of the world. The [...]
20/10/2023
After the outbreak of new hostilities in the Middle East the Order’s maternity hospital in Bethlehem needs your help. Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is located 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ. Holy Family is a state-of-the-art maternity and neonatal critical care centre serving poor and at-risk women, infants, and children throughout the region. [...]
19/10/2023
Nearly two weeks after the outbreak of the Israeli-Hamas war, Ambassador Michèle Burke Bowe, Head of the Representative Office to the State of Palestine, gives an update on life in Bethlehem, where the Order of Malta runs the Holy Family Hospital. What are the immediate consequences of the Israel – Hamas war on Bethlehem? The economic [...]
18/10/2023
South Australian Members of the Order of Malta gathered at the Sevenhill Centre of Ignatian Spirituality in the Claire wine region for our 3-day retreat from 13-15 October 2023. Fr. Rob Morris SJ led our annual retreat with gentleness, grace, and warmth. In a previous online interview, Fr. Rob reflected. You really experience God's presence [...]
12/10/2023
Each year the Australian Association of the Order of Malta participates is a pilgrimage to the sacred town of Lourdes in France where the Virgin Mary appeared on 18 occasions to St Bernadette in 1858. Lourdes is a very special place and many miracles are said to have taken place there. Joining the Australian pilgrims [...]
12/10/2023
After the severe earthquakes this week, the Order of Malta's International Relief Agency, Malteser International has provided 100,000 Euro for emergency relief for the people in Afghanistan. Within a few days there were several severe earthquakes in the province of Herat, three of them with a magnitude of 6.3. According to local authorities, more [...]
09/10/2023
On Saturday 7 October, Order of Malta members and volunteers in the Northern Territory prepared and distributed 70 meals to the homeless in Palmerston. The food parcels, prepared, packed and distributed by our members and volunteers consist of a cooked meal, salad, fruit, buttered bread, a sweet and a bottle of water. The program aims [...]
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.
