Freemasons accept the court ruling but said the Met’s declaration policy misunderstands them.

Officers in the Metropolitan Police must tell bosses if they are a member - or have ever been a member - of the Freemasons, the force has announced. The group has been added to the Met's declarable ...

The Freemasons are sometimes seen as a secret society filled with special handshakes, hidden symbols and shadowy figures pulling the strings. To try and answer some of the common questions about what ...

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 ...

The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), in response to a question from a Filipino bishop, recently reaffirmed the long-standing position of the Catholic Church that being an active ...

The secret society of Freemasons, dating back to the 14th century, has been subject to conspiracy theories due to the organization’s rituals and use of symbols that some believe have demonic meaning.

Their symbols, the compass and square, are meant to represent reason and faith. Their lodges, they insist, are temples of moral instruction. But behind the carefully guarded doors of those lodges, a ...

The Indianapolis Masonic Temple is hosting a black-tie gala to raise funds for the restoration of the building and to demystify the group's activities, featuring a cocktail hour, formal dinner, ...

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 / ...

Durham Freemasons have expanded their TLC Comfort Bears scheme to dementia care settings, including Darlington Manor Care ...