Latest Embassy News

14/05/2025

The Ambassador meets young Hungarian students

H.E. Amb. Dr. Heinz Hafner held a talk about the Sovereign Order of Malta to students of the Matthias Corvinus College in Pécs.

11/04/2025

100 years of diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Order of Malta and Hungary

In 1925, the Grand Master of the Order, Fra' Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein, appointed Count Jenő Karátsonyi, who at the time belonged to the Order's Austrian Grand Priorate, as first Ambassador Extraordinary to Hungary. It was Jenő Karátsonyi who paved the way for the Order of Malta to authorise the creation of a Hungarian national association in 1928. The Hungarian Order of Malta celebrated the centenary at the invitation of H.E. Ambassador Dr. Heinz Anton Hafner, on 10th April at the Church of the Holy Name of the Virgin Mary in Solymár, where Count Jenő Karátsonyi is buried. Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Michael W. Banach, Apostolic Nuncio.

03/04/2025

Meeting with H.E. Archbishop Paul Gallagher

The Holy See's Secretary for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, met representatives of the diplomatic corps on 29th March, on the occasion of a visit to Hungary. The Ambassador of S.M.O.M., Dr Heinz Anton Hafner, was present at the event and had the opportunity for a lengthy exchange of views with the high-level Vatican diplomat.

International news

08/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV: the Grand Master of the Order of Malta welcomes the new Pontiff

“A moment of grace for the universal Church.” With these words, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra’ John T. Dunlap, welcomed the election of Pope Leo…

08/05/2025

Order of Malta deepens cooperation with Poland on Ukraine

The Sovereign Order of Malta and the Republic of Poland have agreed to step up their cooperation on humanitarian and development aid to Ukraine through a Letter of Intent signed…

06/05/2025

Grand Master awarded City of Lourdes Medal

On the occasion of the Order of Malta’s 67th International Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Grand Master John T. Dunlap received the City Medal from Thierry Lavit, Mayor of Lourdes. The ceremony…