The Knights of Malta has been outlining its plans to continue humanitarian work - including help for immigrants - as it tries to move on from the disagreement which led to Grand Master Matthew Festing being asked by the Pope to resign.
Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager said: "Together with the Lieutenant ad interim we are governing the Order according to our constitution and in a united and efficient way."
Mr Festings departure came after he dismissed Mr Boeselager after it emerged the order had supported a contraception distribution programme in Myanmar under his watch.
Albrecht Boeselager, who said he put an end to the initiative when he became aware of it, has now been reinstated as Grand Chancellor after the Pope ordered an investigation into his dismissal.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Mr Boeselager said: "We have experienced an unprecedented crisis in the recent weeks.
"Now, as the elected government is back in place we will concentrate to bring back normality, and to reassure that the more than 2000 projects of the Order all over the globe on the five continents will be run smoothly.
"We ...appreciate the decisions of the Holy Father which helped to overcome the crisis swiftly, and to concentrate again on our mission to restore trustful relations with the Holy See and to strengthen our serenity."
A new Grand Master for the Knights of Malta will be selected within the next three months.