During his time in Paris last week – where he gave a speech at UNESCO and was received by its director – Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre visited one of the most avantgarde projects run by Ordre de Malte France. Maison Ferrari is a home for the elderly situated in a large park on the outskirts of the French capital.  It provides a holistic approach with medical treatment as well as psychological assistance and specific activities for the psychophysical wellbeing of residents

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The Grand Master, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Bulgaria, H.E. Bogdan Konstantin PATASHEV, and Slovenia, H.E Jakob ŠTUNF.

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On the occasion of the Third World Day of the Poor, which is celebrated on Sunday 17 November, the Sovereign Order of Malta is once again organising numerous initiatives to bear witness to its daily presence alongside people in need, in 120 countries around the world.

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The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre, was received today in Paris by Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The bilateral meeting between the Grand Master, accompanied by Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager and Grand Hospitaller Dominique de La Rochefoucauld, and Madame Azoulay flanked by presidents of the 40th General Conference and Executive Board, took place in a climate of mutual cooperation,

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Last week the Kafr Nobl Surgical Hospital, in Idlib Governorate of Syria, was targeted by airstrikes. Fortunately, no casualties were reported among the medical staff and patients. Medical activities of the hospital, which is supported by Malteser International and run by Hand in Hand for Aid and Development, are currently suspended.

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The President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausèda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė were received by Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto in the Magistral Palace on 8 November.

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The French edition of the book Russia and the Order of Malta 1697-1817 has been launched in Rome in the Magistral Villa. The unique nature of this publication was illustrated in the presence of Grand Master Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto and numerous diplomats.

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Head of the Order of Malta’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann tells us about the key engagements of the Order’s Mission in the humanitarian field, from migration to health, and gives us an insight into some of the most significant projects of the Order of Malta in support of women

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This the year the Order of Malta’s annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Loreto, in central Italy, was blessed with three days of magnificent weather: the contrast between the blue sky and the white basilica of the Holy House will long remain engraved in the memories of the over 1700 participants.

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