What do Rev. Jesse Jackson, George Washington, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Duke Ellington, and Buzz Aldrin have in common? All are members of the world’s largest secret society, the Freemasons—a ...

The claim of being the oldest English Freemason is constantly made, and as often contested. "Brother" Richard Herve Giraud, who has just died, must at least have been in the front rank of the ...

Freemasonry is alive and well, despite ... but did not lay brick and stone for a living—first began to be admitted to Scottish and English lodges made up of actual masons in the 16 th century ...

The Freemasons were (and still are) a mysterious organization. Like most long-standing fraternal societies, camaraderie and social standing is built into the heart of their community. Historically ...

Arenal Deportiva Lodge No. 65 marked a historic moment by installing its first native Spanish-speaking brother, Ricardo ...

Secret societies and organisations have long fascinated outsiders, but few have attracted as much intrigue and speculation throughout history as the Freemasons. It is the "world's largest secret ...

On Nov. 15, 2023, the Vatican reaffirmed that Catholics cannot belong to Freemasonry and are prohibited from joining a lodge due to their 'irreconcilability' with Catholic doctrine.

The Catholic Church’s prohibition on Freemasonry dates back to Pope Clement XII, who formally condemned it in a papal bull in 1738. St. Peter's Basilica inside Vatican City. (photo: TTstudio ...

Our curiosity about the Freemasons and their ilk gives way to conspiracy theories. But if secret societies are as benign as they say, then why the secret? David Barnett looks through the smoke and ...

Freemasons’ Hall, the imposing art deco building which stands sentry on Great Queen Street, in Holborn, central London, is the headquarters for English and Welsh freemasons and home to the ...

Vatican City, Nov 15, 2023 / 05:40 am. The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a document on Wednesday reaffirming that Catholics are forbidden from becoming Freemasons.