Knights of Malta Archives

Order of Malta’s leader tells members: Tridentine Mass not allowed

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jun 11, 2019

The grand master of the Sovereign Order of Malta has reminded members that all liturgical celebrations within the order must be celebrated according to the ordinary form of the Roman rite, not the extraordinary form, known as the Tridentine rite.

WikiLeaks releases documents on Knights of Malta controversy

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jan 31, 2019

Internal documents relating to the public crisis that led to the resignation of the grand master of the Knights of Malta in 2017 were released by WikiLeaks.

Christian, Muslim young people spread pre-Christmas cheer in Beirut

Catholic News Service, Church in Asia/Oceania
Dec 10, 2018

On a gloomy, rainy Saturday morning in Beirut, 92-year-old Julia enthusiastically greeted her visitors, Christian and Muslim youth, who had come to set up a Christmas tree in her modest apartment.

William Sadlier Dinger built family firm into leading Catholic publisher

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Nov 23, 2018

As president of one of the country’s leading publishers of catechetical and educational materials, William Sadlier Dinger sought out parish catechists and teachers so he could learn what they needed and to make sure his company’s books met their needs.

Atlanta Catholic lives his faith by leading Malteser relief efforts

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 6, 2018

Maj. Gen. Thomas Wessels, retired after 37 years of military service and a 43-year banking career, travels from Haiti’s slums to Colombian jungles to lead a new strategic mission: to uplift the hemisphere’s forgotten sick and poor.

Pope Francis extends mandate of special delegate to Knights of Malta

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
May 4, 2018

Fifteen months after appointing Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu as his personal envoy to the Knights of Malta, Pope Francis extended the original mandate, requesting that the bishop stay in the post until the order has concluded its reform.