Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
11/11/2025
Order of Malta Briefing to the Cuban Conference of Bishops
In November 2025, Antonio Acosta-Rua, Counsellor to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba, accompanied Juan Tomás O’Naghten, Director of Cuba Projects for the Cuban Association of…
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11/11/2025
Order of Malta Briefing to the Cuban Conference of Bishops
In November 2025, Antonio Acosta-Rua, Counsellor to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba, accompanied Juan Tomás O’Naghten, Director of Cuba Projects for the Cuban Association of the Order of Malta, to an institutional meeting with the Cuban Conference of Bishops.
10/11/2025
Field visit in Havana supports follow-up on food donations and beneficiary services
In November 2025, Antonio Acosta-Rua, Counsellor to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba, accompanied Juan Tomás O’Naghten, Director of Cuba Projects for the Cuban Association of the Order of Malta, during a working visit in the Havana area focused on follow-up and coordination for ongoing food assistance supported by the Order of Malta.
17/08/2025
Working visit with the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba supports Order of Malta projects in Oriente
In August 2025, Antonio Acosta-Rua, Counsellor to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba, held a working meeting with Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, as part of continued collaboration with the local Church. The program formed part of a multiday working visit in the Archdiocese.
16/08/2025
Humanitarian food delivery received in Santiago de Cuba supports the eastern dioceses and Camagüey
In August 2025, the Sovereign Order of Malta supported the reception of a humanitarian delivery in Santiago de Cuba. The delivery supported assistance to people in need through charitable works serving vulnerable communities. It was made possible through the Embassy’s efforts, with the support of benefactors in Europe.
22/05/2025
Visit to elderly care works in Havana highlights service to vulnerable communities
In May 2025, the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba visited charitable works in Havana dedicated to the care and accompaniment of older adults, including a Casa de Abuelos and other residences serving the elderly.
21/05/2025
Meeting with the Archdiocese of Havana reinforces collaboration for charitable service
In May 2025, Antonio Acosta-Rua, Counsellor to the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Cuba, held a working meeting with the Archdiocese of Havana and was received by Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, Archbishop of Havana, as part of continued collaboration with the local Church.
International news
26/06/2026
Order of Malta Celebrates the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist
Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap, the Sovereign Council and a large representation of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta celebrated the solemnity of St. John…
25/06/2026
Pope Leo XIV receives in audience the Order of Malta’s Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap
The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, was received this morning in audience by Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace. The meeting was…
23/06/2026
RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SANCTISSIMI
On 23 June 2026, the Constitutional Charter and the Melitense Code of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta were published on…
22/06/2026
Blessing of Order of Malta Clinic in Gaza City
On Monday 22nd June, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem blessed the Order of Malta’s clinic in Gaza City, in the presence of His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch…
19/06/2026
Peru’s Foreign Minister visits the Order of Malta
Today, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, received the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Peru, Carlos José Pareja Ríos, in the Magistral Palace….
18/06/2026
Order of Malta’s Grand Commander in Cameroon: Institutional Dialogue and Support for Health Programmes
The Grand Commander of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ Emmanuel Rousseau, made a working visit to Cameroon from 10 to 14 June, the second to the country since the…