(CBS News) "Sunday Morning" looks at the rumors, fears and conspiracy theories sparked by the Freemasons' fraternal order, its secrets and rituals. 1. When meeting, Masons do not discuss religion or ...

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has reaffirmed the Catholic Church's teachings that laity or clerics participating in Freemasonry are in "a state of grave sin." The DDF ...

Earlier this month, the Met said Freemasonry membership would be added to its declarable associations policy, following a ...

An inquiry into 1987 axe murder of private detective Daniel Morgan recommended that Freemasonry membership should be declared ...

(CBS News) The Square and Compasses are among the traditional tools of stonemasons. They also form the symbol of a group that has been misunderstood and even maligned for many centuries. This morning, ...

Catholics are strictly prohibited from being Masons or belonging to Freemasonry. Below are seven facts to know in order to not be misled about the matter. Recently, Father Eduardo Hayen, a Mexican ...

In his youth, Serge Abad Gallardo joined Freemasonry with the conviction he could contribute to make the world a better place. He turned 24 years later to Christ, convinced he had been serving the ...

The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Bishop Antonio Staglianò, has reiterated the incompatibility of Catholics belonging to the Masons days after participating in an event organized by ...

Officers in the Metropolitan Police must tell bosses if they are a member - or have ever been a member - of the Freemasons, the force has announced. The group has been added to the Met's declarable ...

The members of the Queen Anne Masonic Lodge near downtown Seattle are on the young side. The guy in charge is 26. Danny Done, the lodge's worshipful master, is lounging on his designated chair in the ...

THE literature on freemasonry does not offer straightforward explanations. Is it benign or bent on subverting government? Is it a community of knowledge or of the occult? Such questions are not new.