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
14/05/2025
The Ambassador meets young Hungarian students
Thursday, May 8. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Heinz Hafner, accompanied by Counsellor Réka Erőss and 1st Secretary Béla Ugron, responded to the invitation by the Matthias Corvinus College in the city…
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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…