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Knights of Malta Fra' Ludwig Hoffmann von Rumerstein, left, with walking stick is helped by Albrecht von Boeselager, former Grand Chancellor, as they follow Lieutenant Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, right, during a procession before the election of the new Grand Master, at the order's Villa Magistrale on Rome's Aventine Hill ahead of the secret balloting, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The election took place May 2, and was conducted by the 54 members of the Council Complete of State, the electing body of the order. The interim leader of the Order of Malta, the world’s oldest chivalric order, was elected Wednesday as Grand Master for life, one year after Pope Francis forced his predecessor to resign following an internal power struggle.
Fra' Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto takes oath of office as 80th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, after being elected yesterday.