Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
On Tuesday 19 November, the Association of the Order of Malta in Romania (AROM) held Mass for the Feast of All Saints of the Order of Malta at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bucharest.
Each of the eight points of the Order’s white cross symbolise one of the eight Beatitudes according to the Gospel of Matthew, as well as one of the eight foundational virtues of the Order: loyalty, piety, honesty, courage, honour and glory, contempt for death, solidarity towards the poor and the sick, and respect for the Church.
On 31 October, the Government of Romania and the Embassy of Italy in Romania co-organised a conference in Bucharest on child protection, focussed both on children in families with difficulties, as well as institutionalised children.
On 28 October, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania, HE Roberto Musneci, met with the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania and Member of the Chamber of Deputies, HE Silviu Vexler, at the Choral Temple (Romanian: Templul Coral) in central Bucharest.
On 28 October, the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Romania, HE Roberto Musneci, attended the Czech National Day celebration at Diplomatic Club in Bucharest.
From 19 to 24 October, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania, HE Roberto Musneci, joined the National Relief Corps of the Order of Malta in Romania, Serviciul de Ajutor Maltez în România (SAMR/Maltez), on their latest humanitarian mission to Ukraine.
On 21 October, the Sovereign Order of Malta organised a conference entitled “The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in times of war and support of the Order of Malta”, hosted at the Magistral Villa in Rome.
2024 marks 777 years of the shared history between the people of Romania and the Sovereign Order of Malta. To celebrate this milestone in history, the Order of Malta in Romania has created a timeline to highlight some of the key dates in the Order’s relations with Romania.
Over the weekend, the Order of Malta has celebrated two key events: the Order of Malta World Day on Saturday 12 October, and the Feast of Blessed Frá Gerard on Sunday 13 October.