Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
On June 19, 2025, Ambassador Maria-Emerica Cortese, at the invitation of the First Lady of the Republic of Lebanon, Mrs. Nehmat Aoun, took part in the concert followed by dinner organized in the garden of the Presidential Palace.
The Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta celebrated the feast of its patron, St. John the Baptist, in the presence of Her Excellency Maria Emerica Cortese, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon.
On June 20, 2025, at the invitation of General Nicola Mandolesi, commander of the Italian contingent in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission in Shamaa, Ambassador Maria-Emerica Cortese visited the headquarters where 1,000 Italian Blue Helmets operate.
On June 17, 2025, the Order of Malta's Ambassador, Maria Emerica Cortese, paid a courtesy call on the Mufti of Beirut, an eminent religious and legal figure representing the Sunni Muslim community.
The Order of Malta Lebanon was honored to welcome H.E. Mr. Frank Mollen, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Lebanon, on a visit to its Community Health Center in Kefraya—in collaboration with the Besançon Sisters—and to its Agro-Humanitarian Center in Kherbit Kanafar, in partnership with the National Litani Authority.
The “Order of Malta Lebanon” celebrated its Patron, Saint John the Baptist with a Holy Mass presided by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
The Order of Malta Lebanon launched its Agro-Humanitarian program during a ceremony at the ESA Business School.
The newly appointed Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon, H.E. Maria Emerica Cortese, conducted an in-depth visit to various Order operations across the country.