VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an ...

This 1851 vintage illustration depicts a large group of Freemasons gathering for a celebration. (Image courtesy of iStock) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics are still forbidden from joining Masonic ...

The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a document on Wednesday reaffirming that Catholics are forbidden from becoming Freemasons. The new document signed by Pope Francis ...

ROME – In response to a Filipino bishop asking for suggestions on the best approach to a growing interest in Freemasonry in his country, the Vatican’s doctrinal office has reaffirmed the ...

In a new declaration published by the Vatican, the Catholic Church is reaffirming its opposition to one of its ancient enemies. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document last week ...

Catholics are still forbidden from joining Masonic organizations and, with an increasing number of Catholics joining Masonic lodges in the Philippines, the Vatican has urged the nation's bishops to ...

The document on human fraternity that Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar university, co-signed last year in Abu Dhabi, has been given a ringing endorsement in the magazine ...

The head of Knights of Columbus (K of C) has urged its members in the Philippines to combat freemasonry and human trafficking in the country, says a report. In an Aug. 24 meeting, Patrick Kelly, ...

The Catholic Church’s prohibition on Freemasonry dates back to Pope Clement XII, who formally condemned it in a papal bull in 1738. St. Peter's Basilica inside Vatican City. (photo: TTstudio / ...