President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in Tuesday will incorporate several elements out of America’s Masonic past. One-third of the signers of the Constitution, many of the Bill of Rights signers and ...

For many people, separating freemasonry from religion has been difficult. Although officials say it is not a religion, its mystic nature and reference to religious beliefs has not helped matters. At ...

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 ...

From secret handshakes and rolled-up trouser legs to accusations of nepotism, bullying and the repression of reform, the Freemasons' reputation has not always been positive. But with six million ...

Female Freemasons have been gathering for more than 100 years - conducting initiations, ceremonies and rituals like their male counterparts. Now, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been given ...

Tyler freemasons dressed in ritual regalia aprons packed inside the Smith County commissioners’ courtroom at the courthouse ...