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 ...

In Los Feliz, across from a 7-Eleven on North Vermont Avenue, a few dozen men in their early 20s to late 80s share a dinner behind closed doors. Some wear full tuxedos with bow ties and jeweled cuff ...

Huke said that practice was "codified" about 10 years ago. Before this time, he said Masons believed that they could only talk about Freemasonry, the term used to signify the rules under which masons ...

It’s a well-known fact in the police, says Garry Rogers, that Masonic influence is rife in criminal investigation departments. “It’s so widespread,” claims the former Greater Manchester Police ...

It's out with the old at the Freemasons as the international society looks to boost the numbers of young people joining its ranks as it works to survive in the modern world. Founded around the 17th ...

IN LOS FELIZ, across from a 7-Eleven on North Vermont Avenue, a few dozen men in their early 20s to late 80s share a dinner behind closed doors. Some wear full tuxedos with bow ties and jeweled cuff ...

Freemasonry has long had a relationship to the politics of both left and right. Bourgeois revolutionaries in France and America and modern mainstream politicians have all been members, as were some ...

MANY consider it a secret society shrouded in mystery, but Oxfordshire’s Masons say nothing could be further from the truth. While many of the society’s practices – such as its famous secret handshake ...

16:01, Thu, Sep 7, 2023 Updated: 16:01, Thu, Sep 7, 2023 For decades it has been one of the most secretive places in the country. Freemasons’ Hall, the imposing art deco building which stands sentry ...

Mind your manners if you broach the subject. The Masonic pamphlet, A Gallery of 275 Famous Masons, states that while Smith was initiated in an Illinois Lodge in Nauvoo, he was later kicked out for ...