Saturday, 14 May 2011

The XI World Conference of Regular Grand Lodges ended



The Masonic Press Agency of Romania informs that not long ago ended the administrative meeting of the Masonic World Conference, and now takes place the official closing ceremony of the works of the eleventh edition of the World Conference of Regular Grand Lodges. In about 15 minutes from now, participants will have lunch and later will be held the official dinner gala. The dinner gala will be held by the poolside of the Hilton Hotel in Cartagena.

The French National Grand Lodge is losing the European Regular Grand Lodge's recognitions


APMR informed today that the French National Grand Lodge lost some of the European Regular Grand Lodges's recognitions. French Freemasonry is likely to become completely irregular, given the pressure put on the United Grand Lodge of England to withdraw GLNF's recognition.

GLNF already lost recognition of the Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium, the United Grand Lodges of Germany, the National Grand Lodge of Poland, the Grand Lodge of Luxembourg and the Grand Lodge ALPINA of Switzerland.

It is not yet official but it seems that almost all European Regular Grand Lodges will withdraw GLNF's recognition and UGLE is likely to have an official position in the coming days.

We must remind that the event in Cartagena de Indias is very important for the French National Grand Lodge. Is expected next week that all European Regular Grand Lodges to inform GLNF about the fact that has no recognition as decided in Brussels, Belgium.


Thursday, 12 May 2011

Sunday, 8 May 2011

Barack Obama at the California Masonic Memorial Temple



For the first time in history, an American president has visited the California Masonic Memorial Temple, the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of California. President Barack Obama attended the event on April 20th, 2011 in the presence of an audience of 2,500 people.


Barack Hussein Obama II
United States President

Grand Master meets with young Masons of Spain



According to the official agenda of the Grand Lodge of Spain, on June 2nd, 2011, Grand Master Oscar de Alfonso Ortega will attend the meeting with the young Masons of Spain. The event will have an unofficial character, and participants will be Masons initiated after 2004. The event will take place in the capital of the Spanish Kingdom, Madrid.

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Masonic Conference at the Grand Orient of the Netherlands



APMR informs that in March and April 2011 the Grand Orient of the Netherlands organized a series of Masonic conferences in Rotterdam and Leiden. The events were attended only by members of the Grand Orient of the Netherlands and members of organizations with which it maintains friendly relations, such as Le Droit Humain and Orde van Weefsters "Vita Feminea Textura".


In March, four conferences were held, and in April three of the Masonic conferences. Among the speakers were several Freemasons: Prof. M. de Haan, Prof. J. Pike and Prof. T. van de Sande.