21.08.2021
Information week-end for candidates, Reiden, 3 and 4 of JulyAs part of their preparation for admission to the Order of Malta, seven candidates of the class of 2021/22 were on 3and 4 July in Reiden introduced to the history of the Order, the importance of its caritative works, its structure and its religious and diplomatic dimensions.
17.08.2021
The celebrations planned for the solemnity of St. John the Baptist having been cancelled at the national level, it was nevertheless possible to celebrate our patron saint locally: a Mass was celebrated on Sunday 20 June 2021 at Notre-Dame de Bourguillon in the presence of members of the Order from Fribourg and some representatives of […]
12.04.2021
A delegation of the Sovereign Order of Malta, the Order of St John and the Hospitaller Service took part in the 750th anniversary of the parish of Reiden on 10 April 2021. The General Secretariat and the Archives of the Order of Malta Switzerland are located at the Commandery of Reiden.
22.01.2021
On 17 January 2021, former Secretary of State Franz Blankart died. He was closely associated with the Order of Malta Switzerland and its hospitaller service and Grand Cross of the order pro Merito Melitensi. His collaborator and friend, the President of the Order of Malta Switzerland Martin von Walterskirchen, wrote the obituary for the “Weltwoche”. […]
22.01.2021
09.11.2020
In Rome, on November 8th, the Council Complete of State, the electoral body, has elected Fra’ Marco Luzzago Lieutenant of Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Born in Brescia in 1950, Fra’ Marco has joined the Order of Malta in 1975 in the Grand Priory of Lombardy and Venice and pronounced his perpetual […]
15.10.2020
The presidents of various national associations of the Sovereign Order of Malta met from 10 to 12 September at the Abbey of Engelberg in preparation for the Grand Council of State which will take place in November in Rome and which will elect a new Grand Master or Lieutenant of the Order. On the picture, […]
15.10.2020
On September 3, 1120, the Blessed Brother Gérard, founder of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, died in Jerusalem. On September 3, 2020, members and volunteers of the Order of Malta on all five continents celebrate this important anniversary.
09.07.2020
How the Church and religious institutions and organizations are addressing the challenges posed by climate crisis and its effect on migration, and what action should be taken in order to respond more effectively to the growing needs of populations displaced. These are some of the questions discussed in the latest online Consultation on climate crisis […]
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