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The State visit to Bulgaria of the Grand Master Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre starts today. Tomorrow he will be received by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev

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The Grand Master received in audience for the presentation of their Letters of Credence the new Ambassadors of Morocco and Brazil.

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Singapore’s fourth Lourdes Experience of the Order of Malta event held on Saturday, 7 December at the Singapore Indoor Stadium was attended by approximately 11,000 pilgrims. Sick and needy people attended in big numbers, coming from the 32 local Catholic local churches, organisations and homes for the elderly.

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120 people have lost their lives in recent weeks due to the severe storms in Kenya. After months of drought, the heavy rains have caused flash flooding, landslides and mudslides in many regions.

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While the death toll following the devastating earthquake that struck Albania last Tuesday continues to rise – 49 dead and 750 injured – the Order of Malta’s Albanian relief corps is on site to assist the hundreds of displaced persons (3,480 in all).

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The meeting between Miklós Soltėsz, Hungarian Secretary of State for Churches, Minorities and Civil Affairs and Ambassador Stefano Ronca, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, was carried out in a climate of great cordiality. Many topics were discussed during the talks in the Magistral Palace, starting with the important cooperation agreements between the Hungarian Republic and the Order of Malta,

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The Order of Malta’s Ninth Asia Pacific Conference ended on Sunday 24 November. Some 100 delegates – representing the Order’s bodies in South East Asia and Australia – participated in this annual gathering.

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This week, from 17 to 22 November, the spiritual retreat of the Order of Malta’s professed members and chaplains is taking place in the serene setting of the Nazareth Centre on the outskirts of Rome. Twenty-eight of the Order’s religious from all over the world are participating.

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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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