Hospitaller Region - Des Moines, IA

The spiritual retreat of the Order of Malta’s professed knights was held in Sacrofano just outside Rome from 4th to 9th November. Thirty-four religious of different nationalities attended.

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After establishing its Singapore association in 2006, the Order of Malta has continued to increase its presence in the Asian continent.

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A month after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia, the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta, Malteser International, is supporting its Indonesian partner, YAKKUM with the repair and rehabilitation of damaged health centers on the island of Sulawesi.

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On Friday to Sunday last, the Order of Malta’s three Italian Grand Priories made their annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Loreto in the Marches region. Over 1400 Order of Malta members and volunteers from all over Italy accompanied and assisted some 300 pilgrims, some seriously ill.

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Tbilisi, 22nd October 2018: in the prime minister’s residence a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the government of Georgia and the Sovereign Order of Malta for natural disaster prevention, organization and response as well as emergency medical aid.

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On European Anti-Trafficking day, on 18 October, the Mission of the Order of Malta to the United Nations in Geneva organized a panel focusing on how to improve measures to combat human trafficking

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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 Philippines, H.E. Grace RELUCIO PRINCESA, and Germany, H.E. Dr. Michael KOCH.

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The worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta, Malteser International, has opened a new high school building in the Rhino Camp refugee settlement in northern Uganda.

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On Sunday 14th October, the new seven canonizations promoted by Pope Francis were celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, packed with some 70 thousand pilgrims and 30 official delegations, including that led by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto.

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