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Our Lady of Champion Pilgrimage 2026

Peter Scudner, GCM, Pilgrimage Director
8/27/2026

Earlier this month, 180 members and friends of the three U.S. associations of the Order of Malta, traveled to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion outside Green Bay, Wisconsin. This was the 13th annual pilgrimage to the only Church-recognized Marian apparition site in the United States.

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U.S. Associations Celebrate Assumption Together

Christy Wilkens, DM
8/27/2026

The Central Texas Region hosted an unexpected tri-association Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15. The Rev. Greg Gerhart hosted the group in the chapel of Borromeo House, the formation house ...

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2026 International Malta Camp Complete!

Domenico Musso, KM
8/27/2026

On the afternoon of August 2, the Team USA – Federal Association's delegation officially began its International Malta Camp 2026 adventure, departing from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) with excitement, anticipation, and grateful hearts. Our ...

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Gratitude Beyond the Fourth of July

Thomas Barry, Aux.
7/23/2026

As the nation marked its 250th anniversary, the semiquincentennial, the Chicago Region found a fitting way to observe it: not with fireworks but with prayer and pen. 

Following the First Saturday Mass at the newly ...

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Our Lady of Champion Pilgrimage 2026

Peter Scudner, GCM, Pilgrimage Director
8/27/2026

Earlier this month, 180 members and friends of the three U.S. associations of the Order of Malta, traveled to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion outside Green Bay, Wisconsin. This was the ...

read more

U.S. Associations Celebrate Assumption Together

Christy Wilkens, DM
8/27/2026

The Central Texas Region hosted an unexpected tri-association Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15. The Rev. Greg Gerhart hosted the group in the chapel of Borromeo House, the formation house ...

read more

2026 International Malta Camp Complete!

Domenico Musso, KM
8/27/2026

On the afternoon of August 2, the Team USA – Federal Association's delegation officially began its International Malta Camp 2026 adventure, departing from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) with excitement, anticipation, and grateful hearts. Our ...

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Ora et Labora in Chicago

Scott Filer, KM
7/23/2026

From a purely historical perspective, there has always been a connection between the Order of Saint Benedict, and the Order of Malta. This connection is rooted in the broader influence of Benedictine monasticism on various ...

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Gratitude Beyond the Fourth of July

Thomas Barry, Aux.
7/23/2026

As the nation marked its 250th anniversary, the semiquincentennial, the Chicago Region found a fitting way to observe it: not with fireworks but with prayer and pen. 

Following the First Saturday Mass at the newly ...

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Bluffton Region Visited by Bishop of Charleston

Joe Krygiel, KM
7/9/2026

On Friday, June 29, 2026, the Developing Region of Bluffton, SC, welcomed the Most Reverend Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, Bishop of Charleston, to St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Bluffton, SC.  This special mass on ...

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Richmond Region Celebrates the Nativity of Patron St. John the Baptist

John McCulla, KM
7/9/2026

The Knights, Dames, Candidates, and Friends of the Richmond Region gathered on June 24th for the Solemnity Mass celebrating the Nativity of our Patron Saint John the Baptist. Mass was celebrated by the Very ...

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Houston Region Celebrates John the Baptist Feast Day

Colleen Akers, DM
7/9/2026

Some 70 Knights, Dames, Candidates, and guests gathered for the St. John the Baptist Mass last month at St. Mary's Seminary in Houston. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Steven Lopes, the Rev. Luke Millette ...

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From Chicago to Bethlehem, United in Mission

Matthew W. Knotts, KM, American Association Hospitaller, and Suzanne Hollerbach Nelson, DM, Federal Association Hospitaller
7/9/2026

Each year, the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in June offers members of the Order an opportunity to pause, pray, and renew our commitment to Christ and to our lords the ...

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Formation Weekend for the Class of 2027

Jimena Olaya, Communications Coordinator
6/25/2026

On the weekend of June 12th, the Federal Association held its annual Formation Weekend for the Candidates in the Class of 2027. This year, the weekend was held at St. Mary's Seminary and University ...

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Retreat Highlights Holy Land Presence

Jennifer Orzell, DM
6/11/2026

A mini‑retreat, held May 30 at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in West Simsbury, Connecticut, brought together members of both the Federal and American associations from across Connecticut for a day centered on faith ...

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Chicago Region Continues Lourdes Tradition

Suzanne Nelson, DM
6/11/2026

During our 2026 pilgrimage to Lourdes, we gathered Sunday night at the Hotel Gallia Londres for our cherished traditional toast, begun more than a decade ago by the late Francis Gembala, KM. Frank's joyful ...

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Members Join National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Patrick Burns, KM
6/11/2026

Members of the Order joined fellow Catholics in Charleston, South Carolina on May 28th as the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made its way through the city. The event was part of the St. Frances Xavier ...

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New Malta Care Center Opened

Chuck Mifsud, KMOb
5/14/2026

On Saturday,  April 18th, 2026, the Columbus Region of the Federal Association, USA of the Order of Malta, in collaboration with Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Columbus opened a 2nd location of the ...

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"Walking with Jesus on the Way to Salvation"

Diane Oakley, DM
4/23/2026

During Lent more than 200 individuals joined to pray for prisoners with the Federal Association’s Prison Ministry Way of the Cross (Linked Here) in three sites across the regions in Washington, DC and Maryland ...

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Present to Inmates in Life and Death

Albert Navarro, KM
4/23/2026

On April 1st, members of the Columbus Region attended and assisted in the funeral for a man who re-embraced Catholicism while incarcerated and lived the one true faith until his death. Bishop Earl Fernandes of ...

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Malade Selection Weekend

Harry Johnson, MD, GCM, and John McKenzie, MD, KMOb
4/9/2026

The Order of Malta Federal Association conducted its annual Malade Selection Weekends on February 21 in Houston, Texas, and February 28–March 1 at Mercy Medical Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. These ...

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Northern Virginia Hosts Mass and Anointing of the Sick

Mary A. D. Petrino, DM
3/26/2026

On Laetare Sunday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m. at The Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, The Order of Malta, Northern Virginia Region (Federal Association USA) hosted a special Mass and Anointing of the ...

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Syracuse and South Florida Retreat at Ave Maria University

Tom Valenti, KM
3/26/2026

On January 22, 2026, the Syracuse Region of the Federal Association and the Southern Florida Region in Development (Florida-At-Large) sponsored a Retreat at Ave Maria University. The full day retreat was presented by Clergy, Faculty ...

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Federal Association at the 32nd International Hospitallers' Conference

Jane Lanier, DM
3/26/2026

Jane Lanier, DM, Association Hospitaller, and Deacon Michael Stankewicz, Executive Director, represented the Federal Association - U.S.A. at the International Hospitallers’ Conference in Cologne, Germany, from March 19-22. Please take the time to read ...

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