April 19, 2006 — -- Having tackled the secretive Catholic conservative group Opus Dei, Dan Brown says he's writing his next book about the Freemasons. The Freemasons say they are simply a ...

Freemasons must believe in God and learn a catechism of beliefs. Their leaders carry the title, “worshipful.” They open and close their meetings with prayer. Their lodge rooms contain an altar where a ...

Cultural folklore and ancient organizations continue to be intrinsically woven into our modern day society. Look no further than the Freemasons, whose enigmatic history dates back to the Middle Ages ...

The silence in the room is interrupted by knocks on the wooden door and piped music. Everyone in the room stands up. The doors open and three elderly men clad in black suites, bowties and white gloves ...

The District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Ghana, Right Worshipful Isaac Owulaku Hood, has addressed some misconceptions associated with Freemasonry. According to him, “Freemasonry is ...

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.

Every building in San Francisco is full of secrets, but there are perhaps none with quite as many as the Van Ness street staple better known now as the Regency Center. The four-story complex located ...

IN the final days of a year dominated by repeated and mostly unheeded calls for full disclosure on the part of Wall Street banks, pharmaceutical companies, the N.F.L. and any number of other ...

John Mark is a 50-year-old Kenyan who comes from a family of Masons. His father, a senior Mason introduced him to the society. In his family, Mark's brother and brother-in-law are also Masons. By the ...