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Bob J. Wormington, KM passsed away

Date Posted: 3/9/2010

Bob J. Wormington, 83, Overland Park, KS, died Saturday, March 6, 2010. A member of the Order of Malta since 1992. A Kansas City TV pioneer. Wormington…

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Hope for Haiti Program Update - March 8

Date Posted: 3/8/2010

Dear Friends of Hope for Haiti, It is hard to believe seven weeks have already passed since the earthquake on January 12th caused mass destruction and…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Mar. 4

Date Posted: 3/4/2010

HOSPITAL VS. REFUGEE CAMP I've decreased my updates to weekly because the acute phase of this catastrophe has ended. However the catastrophe continues…

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Video from South Bend volunteers in Haiti

Date Posted: 2/24/2010

A Medical Team from South Bend volunteered for a trip to Haiti. View the video below to get a glimpse of what they dealt with while on their mission.

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 23

Date Posted: 2/23/2010

WHAT ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE? As we approach our board meeting this weekend one of our board members asked that question in an email. Over…

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Haiti Update - Feb. 19

Date Posted: 2/19/2010

Dear Confreres, The news media continue to report from Haiti but the pace and volume of reports continues to diminish as the world goes back to its…

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Film Review: Lourdes

Date Posted: 2/18/2010

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 17

Date Posted: 2/17/2010

DISASTER DRILL You would think that after all the helicopters and emergency patients we have received over the past month the last thing we would…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 14

Date Posted: 2/14/2010

CRYING AT ODD TIMES!! We are now 1 month and 2 days after the earthquake and are starting to settle into a long term plan for patient care. The drama…

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Haiti Update - Feb. 12

Date Posted: 2/12/2010

February 12, 2010 Dear Confreres, Your prayers continue to be critical for the people of Haiti, for those who are working so hard to provide relief…

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Haitian Health Foundation Update - Feb. 11

Date Posted: 2/11/2010

February 11, 2010 Dear Dr. Trexler and the Malta Board of Councillors, Last evening, I returned from Haiti. I flew directly to Jeremie via Santiago,…

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Article in Catholic New York on Order of Malta's Works in Haiti

Date Posted: 2/11/2010

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 10

Date Posted: 2/10/2010

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!! Today thanks to the efforts of many people and the generosity of an anonymous donor, 8 of our seriously ill children ranging…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 7

Date Posted: 2/7/2010

Today our patient census is 329 in our temporary Tent hospital and 70 in what we are now calling the old hospital. We have discharged over 80 patients…

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Haiti Update - Feb. 5

Date Posted: 2/5/2010

February 5, 2010 Dear Confreres, Please continue to pray for the people of Haiti, those who are working so hard to provide relief and recovery and…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Feb. 3

Date Posted: 2/3/2010

As of today we have over 400 patients in the hospital ( Hopital Sacre Coeur, Milot, Haiti) and family members are arriving from Port au Prince. We need…

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Haitian Health Foundation Update

Date Posted: 2/2/2010

For the past two weeks the Haitian Health Foundation has:

  • Surveyed damage to homes in the immediate area of Jeremie and we expect HHF Health…

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Hope for Haiti Update - Feb. 1

Date Posted: 2/1/2010

Dear Friends, My apologies in such a long delay since my last update on January 22nd. A lot has happened since then that I would like to share with…

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Like Quake Victims, Hope for Haiti's Response Goes Beyond Port au Prince

Like Quake Victims, Hope for Haiti's Response Goes Beyond Port au Prince

Date Posted: 1/31/2010

As day 15 draws to a close, the city of Les Cayes exhales a deep breath. It has been a rocky two weeks, but the city and her people are in far better shape,…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 31

Date Posted: 1/31/2010

I arrived home early yesterday morning but am still emotionally and mentally at Crudem Hôpital Sacré Coeur. You would be proud and awestruck with the transformation…

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Archbishop Timothy Dolan - Mass for Haiti talk video clip

Date Posted: 1/30/2010

St. Joseph's Church in Spring Valley, NY was filled to a capacity crowd at the evening Mass that was said in the native language of Haiti, Creole, at the…

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Memorial Masses scheduled for Bernard F Curry, KM, Bernard T. Brennan, KM, Victor R. Coudert, KMOb, Robert L. Di Schino, KM and Elizabeth K. Gammino, DM

Date Posted: 1/28/2010

Following our custom, the American Association has arranged for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Lady Chapel at Saint Patrick’s Catherdral to be offered…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 28

CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 28

Date Posted: 1/28/2010

There is good news and bad news from Hôpital Sacré Coeur. The bad news is that many of the patients received are very sick with infections because…

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American Association Update on Haiti Earthquake Crisis

Date Posted: 1/25/2010

January 25, 2010 Dear Confreres, The news continues to be filled with pictures and stories about the horror of the aftermath of the earthquake in…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 25

Date Posted: 1/25/2010

Update from CRUDEM's Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Milot Haiti Sunday the patients continued to arrive in a steady stream by helicopters and by road. Doctors…

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CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 23

CRUDEM Hôpital Sacré Coeur Update - Jan. 23

Date Posted: 1/23/2010

To date we have received approximately 250 severely injured patients from Port au Prince. Of those who have been treated, 20 have been discharged and a…

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Caritas Christi Launches Relief Effort in Haiti

Caritas Christi Launches Relief Effort in Haiti

Date Posted: 1/22/2010

A plane bound for Haiti left Hanscom Field yesterday, carrying a team of 12 Caritas Christi clinicians who will use nearly $3 million of donated medical…

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Earthquake relief in Haiti - Malteser International Relief Activity Report No. 4

Date Posted: 1/22/2010

Malteser International would like to update you on our response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Please find below the Malteser…

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Earthquake Haiti: Malteser International reinforces follow-up wound treatment / Further international medical staff

Earthquake Haiti: Malteser International reinforces follow-up wound treatment / Further international medical staff

Date Posted: 1/21/2010

21 January 2010 Port-au-Prince/Cologne. “Due to poor hygienic conditions, even simple wounds after first treat-ment can become dangerous for…

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Hope for Haiti Updates from the Ground - Port-au-Prince/Les Cayes

Hope for Haiti Updates from the Ground - Port-au-Prince/Les Cayes

Date Posted: 1/21/2010

Hope for Haiti is busy preparing for additional teams to fly down to Port-au-Prince and our home base in the south, Les Cayes, to assist with the relief…

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Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur - Jan. 21

Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur - Jan. 21

Date Posted: 1/21/2010

Yesterday (Wednesday) we received 14 airlifted patients from Port au Prince. At the start of the day today we had a total of 140 quake victims. The new…

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Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur from Denise Kelly

Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur from Denise Kelly

Date Posted: 1/20/2010

January 20, 2010 Hello all, This is an update on the current situation at Hopital Sacre Coeur. We have received 112 patients total (as of Tuesday…

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Haiti Update - Malteser International

Date Posted: 1/20/2010

Please click here for daily updates…

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Haiti Update - from Charles Dubuque

Date Posted: 1/19/2010

Good morning everyone. My apologies for not getting some updates to you over the last few days. Needless to say, the communications internally with…

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Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur from Carol Fipp

Haiti Update - Hôpital Sacré Coeur from Carol Fipp

Date Posted: 1/19/2010

Update on Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti: We received five helicopter deliveries of 12 patients today. We had four US coast guard airlifts, and…

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Haiti Update - Hope for Haiti

Date Posted: 1/19/2010

Message to Hope for Haiti from the Ground Naples, FL- Jan. 19, 2010- "Our response to this horrific disaster has been a smashing success. With Mikey…

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Haiti Update - Haitian Health Foundation

Date Posted: 1/18/2010

Please click here for the latest updates on the work of Haitian Health Foundation.

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Haiti Earthquake Crisis Relief

Date Posted: 1/13/2010

Dear Knights and Dames, We send you an urgent plea for help. The people of Haiti are suffering from the devastating effects of the earthquake that hit…

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2010 Grants Dates: January 15 - March 15

Date Posted: 1/12/2010

Please be advised, the new window for grant application submissions is January 15 to March 15. Applications received after March 15 will…

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The 2010 March for Life

Date Posted: 1/12/2010

The Western Association has extended an invitation to American Association members to participate in the 2010 March for Life, including the Rosary, Mass,…

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New Orleans Rebuilding Program - Volunteers Needed

Date Posted: 1/6/2010

"Truly a domestic pilgrimage: next to Lourdes, my greatest Order of Malta experience in terms of real help to needy people and an in-depth opportunity…

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Vatican Message for the World Day of the Sick 2010

Date Posted: 12/9/2009

Vatican City, 3 Dec 2009 (VIS) - Made public today was the Pope's Message for the eighteenth World Day of the Sick, which is due to be celebrated in the…

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Election Results Announced

Date Posted: 12/4/2009

The results of the election for President and the Board of Councillors.

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Listen to Monsignor Sheehan's Speech from the Investiture Closing Mass

Date Posted: 12/1/2009

Audio recording of Monsignor Sheehan’s speech from the Investiture Closing Mass at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City.

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Listen to Archbishop Dolan's Speech from the Investiture Dinner

Listen to Archbishop Dolan's Speech from the Investiture Dinner

Date Posted: 11/30/2009

Audio recording of Archbishop Dolan’s speech from the Annual Investiture Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City.

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Listen to H. E. Albrecht von Boeselager's Speech from the Annual Business Meeting

Listen to H. E. Albrecht von Boeselager's Speech from the Annual Business Meeting

Date Posted: 11/30/2009

Audio recording of H.E. Albrecht von Boeselager’s speech from the Annual Business Meeting at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City.

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The Order of Malta Miracle

Date Posted: 11/20/2009

News story about the health and recovery of Ivan Voloder of Bosnia and the role of the Order of Malta.

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Grand Hospitaller's address to the U.N. Security Council

Grand Hospitaller's address to the U.N. Security Council

Date Posted: 11/11/2009

H. E. Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager addresses the U.N. Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.

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Photos from the Grand Master's visit to New York City

Photos from the Grand Master's visit to New York City

Date Posted: 11/4/2009

Please enjoy these photos from the Grand Master's visit to New York City, September 28th & 29th, 2009.

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Bernard Francis Curry, KM, Member Since 1964, Palm Beach, FL/NYC Area

Date Posted: 10/19/2009

Bernard Francis Curry – Member of the Order of Malta since 1964 Family-Placed Obituary BERNARD FRANCIS CURRY Passed away on October 16, 2009 at…

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Malteser International Newsflash: Aid for Sumatra ongoing

Date Posted: 10/6/2009

Malteser International provides hygiene kits and emergency shelters

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Volunteers Needed for New Orleans Order of Malta Home Repair Program

Date Posted: 9/21/2009

Information and registration forms are available for download.

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Pope Benedict’s encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, is available on line on the Vatican website.

Date Posted: 7/17/2009

An overview of the Pope’s message is provided by Cardinal George on the USCCB web site.

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Correction to Hospitallers Newsletter Grants Report

Date Posted: 7/16/2009

Three grant amounts were incorrectly stated in the Summer insert to the Hospitallers newsletter.

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Memorial Mass for George H. Fearons III, KM on Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Date Posted: 6/10/2009

Following our custom, the American Association has arranged for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be offered for the repose of the soul of George H. Fearons…

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Cardinal Pio Laghi, Patron of the Order of Malta, dies at age 86

Cardinal Pio Laghi, Patron of the Order of Malta, dies at age 86

Date Posted: 1/12/2009

His Eminence Cardinal Pio Laghi, Cardinal Patronus of the Order of Malta, died yesterday at the age of 86. Cardinal Laghi was the former prefect emeritus…

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