Order 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.

Knights of Malta chief: Migrant deaths represent ‘greatest mass grave since WW2’

Interviews, Vatican
Dec 7, 2018

Albrecht von Boeselager, Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, has said the number of migrant deaths is something Europe can’t ignore, and stressed the importance of seeking a multilateral solution to the issue as nations prepare to adopt the U.N. global compact on migration.

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.

Agreement with USAID expands reach of Malteser International Americas

Catholic News Service, Global Church
Jun 25, 2018

Malteser International Americas, the 65-year-old humanitarian relief agency of the Order of Malta, and the U.S. Agency for International Development have signed an agreement that will help the Catholic organization expand its reach.

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.