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The Grand Lodge of Scotland has joined a new Great Britain-wide Freemasonry council alongside male and female governing ...

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 mysterious members-only organisation, the Freemasons, are annoyed about how they are portrayed in the media and want the world to know a bit more about them. The shadowy society want to shine a ...

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 / ...

It is seen by researchers as a precious repository of the history. Curators combing through a vast historic archive of Freemasonry in Europe amassed by the Nazis in their wartime anti-Masonic purge ...

The historically "secret society" of the Freemasons has been mired in conspiracy theories and controversy for years, but young Australians are looking past that and choosing to become part of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Freemasons of Ireland will make a €2,500 (£2,130) donation to charity after its premises in Dublin were used for "grossly inappropriate purposes" when rented out for an interview between Conor ...

The Freemasons have placed full-page advertisements in several national newspapers calling for an end to the "discrimination" against their members. The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) said it ...

Work will restore the St Saviourgate Masonic Hall's "symmetry and architectural clarity", plans say.

LANSING – Michigan Freemasons marked the 200th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Michigan with ceremonies at the Capitol in Lansing and a bicentennial gala on June 24, drawing brothers from across the ...