In a surprising move, Pope Francis’ special delegate to the Order of Malta has instructed Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order’s former Grand Master, not to travel to Rome for the election of his successor ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The private residence of the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta is perched high above the Ligurian Sea on a rocky ...

The Vatican has reconsidered an earlier instruction forbidding the Order of Malta’s former Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing from attending the election of his successor this week. According to ...

The showdown between the Vatican and the Knights of Malta has come to a brusque end, with the leader of the historic sovereign order resigning at the apparent request of Pope Francis. In a statement ...

With Jazz Fest postponed until October, for the second year in a row WWOZ will broadcast classic recordings from sets that captivated crowds from decades past at the Fair Grounds on the traditional ...

Matthew Festing, who resigned in January, could reignite conflict with Vatican by disobeying direct order from Pope Francis to stay away from meeting The ousted grand master of the Catholic charity ...

WWOZ has released the schedule for the 2021 Jazz Festing in Place radio programming, a nostalgic journey to past festivals as eager music fans await the return of Jazz Fest later this year. The ...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, one of this country's greatest musical gatherings, would have celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. But instead the stages at Jazz Fest, as it is more ...