The Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra\u2019 John Dunlap, was received in audience this morning in the Vatican by Pope Francis. The meeting \u2013 following the tradition \u2013 took place on the eve of the feast of St. John the Baptist, patron saint of the Order of Malta.<\/p>\n
Characterized by great cordiality, the meeting was an opportunity to illustrate to the Holy Father the Order of Malta\u2019s main activities in the spiritual, humanitarian and diplomatic fields over the past year.<\/p>\n
In the foreground were the interventions to help thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. This aid includes medical and social assistance, the distribution of meals and medicines as well as first aid goods, transport and accompaniment services, reception points located in various locations in Ukraine and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis listened attentively, urging the Order to continue along the path of commitment to the victims of war and the many conflicts that inflame the planet. Also in the talks were the Order\u2019s medical and social activities in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The Order\u2019s constitutional reform was also addressed during the talks. The Pope encouraged the Lieutenant of the Grand Master to work to find the broadest possible consensus on the changes that must strengthen and unite the Order of Malta.<\/p>\n
Fra\u2019 John Dunlap presented the Holy Father with a silver medal that the Order of Malta has dedicated to its commitment in the Ukraine. The medal depicts some displaced people and in the background one of the relief posts run at the borders by the Order of Malta\u2019s volunteers. Pope Francis said he was very touched by the gift and in turn gave the Lieutenant of the Grand Master the collection of his encyclicals and a bronze work depicting St. Martin offering his cloak to the beggar.<\/p>\n
At the end of the audience Pope Francis received the Sovereign Council and the Order of Malta\u2019s Ambassador to the Holy See Antonio Zanardi Landi.<\/p>\n
Before being received by Pope Francis, Fra\u2019 John Dunlap had talks with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":8567,"url":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/0A81B590-992C-4995-803E-A38519209BCA-1024x683-1.jpeg"},{"id":8569,"url":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/13022E98-C916-41B1-943C-2082C7E7FB75-1024x683-1.jpeg"},{"id":8571,"url":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image-1-1024x683-1.jpeg"},{"id":8573,"url":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image-2-1024x683-1.jpeg"},{"id":8575,"url":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image.jpeg"}],"news_excerpt":"Pope Francis Receives the Lieutenant of the Grand Master in an Official Audience at the Vatican"},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8577,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3972\/revisions\/8577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}