The Freemasons have roots dating back to medieval trade guilds. Secret handshakes, code words and symbols helped foster mutual trust among members – and gave freemasonry an aura of mystery that it ...

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 ...

The covenant is a "promise" signed by organisations that they "acknowledge and understand" that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, including the bereaved, should ...

In an effort to dispel some of the myths and rumours, one of Shropshire's oldest lodges opens its doors to the public this month. Freemasonry is more common than one might think. Stephen Rogers, ...