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
10/09/2016
Commemorative honours on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of of the Albanian Organisation of the Order of Malta
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Albanian Organisation of the Order of Malta in Shkodra, Director Maranaj Marku and the spiritual guide Frà Gazmend Tinaj went to audience with His Most Eminent Highness, the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta Frà Matthew Festing at the Magistral Palace in Rome to present him with a commemorative honour.
20/07/2016
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016: THE ORDER OF MALTA ON THE FRONTLINE WITH AMBULANCES AND DOCTORS
Volunteers of the Sovereign Order of Malta are gathering in Krakow, Poland, for the World Youth Day 2016, starting in less than a week, from 25 to 31 July.
28/06/2016
Ambassador Stefano Palumbo hosts the annual reception on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist
Diplomatic corps, local authorities, religious communities and academics join the reception on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Patron Saint of the Sovereign Order of Malta hosted by Ambassador Stefano Palumbo.
15/06/2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ditmir Bushati, awarded Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi
Following the signing of the cooperation agreement between the Sovereign Order of Malta and Albania, His Most Eminent Highness Prince and Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing and the Sovereign Council have decreed to award the Albanian Foreign Minister His Excellency Ditmir Bushati with the Grand Cross of the Order Pro Merito Melitensi, the Order's highest honour.
15/06/2016
The Sovereign Order of Malta and Albania Sign Cooperation Agreement
Within the framework of the excellent relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1994, the Sovereign Order of Malta and the Republic of Albania signed today in Tirana a cooperation agreement.
28/06/2015
Ambassador Stefano Palumbo hosts annual reception on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist
The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the Republic of Albania, H.E Stefano Palumbo, and his wife Valérie hosted their second reception on the occasion of the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Patron Saint of the Sovereign Order of Malta.
24/06/2015
Ambassador conferred high honours on two high prelates, Monsignor Mirdita and Avgustini
On behalf of the Grand Master and the Sovereign Council, Ambassador Palumbo conferred the high honours on His Most Reverend Excellency the Archbishop of Tirana, Monsignor Rrok Mirdita and to His Most Reverend Excellency the Bishop of Sapa Monsignor Lucjan Avgustini.
23/01/2015
FRA’ MATTHEW FESTING ATTENDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF MALTESER ALBANIA
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Order’s auxiliary organisation in Albania, Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing, accompanied by Albrecht Boeselager Grand Chancellor and Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel Grand Hospitaller, visited the headquarters of Malteser Albania in Shkodër, northwestern Albania, and learned more of the many projects and activities the organisation has undertaken in these twenty years. He was received by the President of the Organisation Mons. Lucjan Avgustini, the Executive Director Maranaj Marku and the Organisation’s staff, volunteers and collaborators.
21/01/2015
OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE GRAND MASTER Fra’ Matthew Festing IN ALBANIA
It was 1994 when the Sovereign Order of Malta and Albania established bilateral diplomatic relations. The next year Malteser Albania, the Order’s volunteer corps, started working in the country. Fra’ Matthew Festing’s official visit to the Land of the Eagles was thus prompted by two twentieth anniversaries.