Brother Norman Schwarzkopf died on December 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida, at age 78 due to complications from pneumonia. Schwarzkopf was a central pawn of the first Gulf War (1991) as its military commander....
After years of struggle against Stifani's GLNF leadership, Jean Murat resigned from the French National Grand Lodge. 30 years as a prominent member of the former sole internationally recognized Grand...
APMR reports that Jean-Pierre Servel, the new Grand Master of GLNF decided on December 4, 2012, to suspend Past Grand Master François Stifani. Stifani was suspended for unethical Masonic conduct, violation of fundamental rules, attempt against the Fundamental Principles of the Craft and attempting...
According to the Masonic Press Agency (APMR), yesterday in the European Union's capital was held the traditional meeting of EU's leaders and Freemasonry's representatives of the Member States. On...
According to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, on Saturday 10 November 2012, the Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of London (both under the English Constitution) were represented at the Lord Mayors parade. ...
UPDATE: After publishing this news with APMR's approval, we noted that there were to Brethren announcing the event regarding the papal appointment of Brother Bagnato but without mentioning the source....
In Stockholm, Sweden, on October 11, 2012 at the Palace of Bååtska, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was received by the President of the Masonic Foundation, Stone Svensson, where HM was invited to...
The Grand Lodge of India will host the most important Masonic event of 2012: the XII World Conference of Regular Grand Lodges in Chennai Valley. According to APMR, dozens of delegates from around the...
My Brothers, it is once again my great privilege as Executive Secretary of the World Conference of Masonic Grand Lodges to invite you to journey to India. It has been 10 years ago in 2002 that I issued...
On 31 October 2012 the Founder the Masonic Press Agency asked APMR's Secretary-General to convoke an extraordinary session and to debate on publishing APMR's sensitive information and documents within...
According to the Masonic Press Agency of Romania (APMR), the document will be presented for the first time to the public on Saturday at the Masonic Hall of Cosenza. It is a rare historical document,...
photo taken by RW Raul Pintos Grassi, GLSP's Grand Chancellor ...
On 29 September 2012 took place the ceremony of consecration of a new Supreme Council in Portugal. Past Grand Master of the Traditional Grand Lodge of Portugal, Mario Parra da Silva was installed in...
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent (Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England) visited today Carlisle Castle where he toured the ramparts of the castle and also the Regimental Museum and Trinity...
The Masonic Press Agency of Romania reports that today marks 51 years since the founding of the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors of the 33rd Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the Masonic Jurisdiction for the Republic of Nicaragua, the supreme AASR body led by Grand...
The Communication will be held in the Colonial Room, 10th Floor, at the Masonic Hall of New York. Also during the event (Monday, October 29, 2012) will take place Conor Moran's presentation, "Freemasonry and the Holocaust". ...
The Masonic Press Agency of Romania decreed three days of mourning. The decree takes effect from 1 October until 3 October 2012. ...
A couple of weeks ago, American Freemasonry celebrated a rather unusual event: a Brazilian was elected Worshipful Master of the third most oldest Masonic Lodges in the United States of America. The...
It was reported by APMR that in two weeks from now leaders of the 6th Zone of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation will gather in Paraguay's capital city of Asuncion to held talk on the future of...
During the 163th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of California, event held at the Masonic Temple of San Francisco, Most Worshipful Brother John F. Lowe was installed Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. ...
The Supreme Council for Spain will hold from 9 to 10 November 2012 its Annual Communication during which will examine the role of women in Masonic Lodges. At the conference held on the subject will attend 10 Supreme Councils of the world. APMR also reported that regarding the Feminine Freemasonry...
Friday 26 October 201214:00 : Registration at the Hotel18:00 : Welcome to Paphos: Informal welcome drinks for Brethren and Ladies in the Hotel19:30 : Traditional Cyprus DinnerSaturday 27 October 201210:00 : The official European Masonic Meeting. Ritual Lodge Meeting10:30 : Program for Ladies/ Families...
It is the Respectable Lodge "La Chaine d'Union Europeenne 183" in the Orient of Longwy (France) particularly its Honourable Master at the time, Brother Eric Tedeschi who began this annual meeting, the...
Kinyras Lodge was consecrated in the town of Paphos, on 21 April 1923. The Lodge was consecrated under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of Greece.The first Worshipful Master was bro Zafirios Malamatenios...
There are indications of Masons being present in Cyprus, dating all the way back to the 18th century and initially limited to Larnaca, where the port and the consulates of the island used to be situated....
As stated by The MW The Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes at yesterday's Quarterly Communication, ExCeL London (Exhibition Centre London) will host in 2017 the 300th anniversary of the United Grand Lodge...
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) finally broke relations with the French National Grand Lodge (GLNF). More information soon....
The event will be held on Saturday, October 27th, in the Deike Auditorium of the Masonic Cultural Center on the campus of Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Registration will open at 8:30 AM with the program beginning at 9:30 AM. A lunch (voluntary contribution) will be served at noon...
According to a European Masonic source, with public meticulous techniques, almost unique in the first part of this century, the Grand Lodge of Chile became the engine and center of discussions, debates,...
According to the Grand Lodge of Indiana, in the fall, Lodges will begin to encourage members to alert schools and students of the availability of the Grand Lodge scholarships. Even though the school year has just begun, it is not too early to begin the process.Those eligible to receive a Grand Lodge...
APMR reports that a total of 1.438 names of Brethren members in Masonic Lodges belonging to the Grand Orient were published on the internet. This events aims to deepen the Masonic crisis in which the...
The biggest Masonic Temple in Buenos Aires hosted a special ceremony where Santiago Kovadloff was awarded the Golden Medal of the Supreme Council of Argentina In a ceremony presided by MWGM Angel Jorge...
According to an internal report of APMR's Secretary-General we find out that Angola is preparing for its first Grand Lodge. "We already know that in Angola there are four Lodges which consists of about...
Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Neil Armstrong.Neil was among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time. When he and his fellow crew members...
The already former member of the Grand Lodge of Norway, Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in two attacks in Norway last year, is sane and will serve at least 21 years in prison. Breivik carried...
Strengthening our partnership with APMR and at the proposal of APMR's Secretary-General, starting with this week Masonic Times will dedicate periodically special reports on the latest news from India....
Sir Knight David Dixon Goodwin was installed as the Most Eminent Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar on August 15, 2012, at the 65th Triennial Conclave held in Alexandria, VA. He...
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Another product of the GLNF Masonic scandal, the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Corsica seeks recognition from the Grand Lodges abroad. We must remember the fact that already the Grand Lodge of Tahiti received...
The young Grand Master of Albania, Brother Elton Çaçi, paid an official visit to Livorno, Italy, where he was greeted by the Deputy Grand Master RW Brother Massimo Bianchi (Grand Orient of Italy). During his stay he visited Adriano Lemmi Lodge #70...
According to an information emitted by APMR today and citing the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, during 12 to 14 October 2012 will be held the Conference of the Grand Secretaries and Chancellors of Europe, event organized this year by the Grand Lodge of Scotland in Edinburg...
Freemasons from around the world will attend the 2012 Olympics starting with 27 July 2012 and until August. This year's event is hosted by the United Kingdom in London and will be one of the most glamorous...
Today starts the most important Californian Masonic event. The tripartite meeting has become a symbol of unity of all Californian Freemasons of Mexican and U.S. origin alike, informs the Secretary-General...
Out of nowhere the Basel Declaration provoked a shock within the Grand Lodge of France, especially because soon will be held the Annual Communication and will take place elections for the office of Grand...
Without any doubt, the regular Grand Lodges of five European countries rethink their Masonic policies regarding France. GLNF is no more recognized as the sole regular Grand Lodge in France and not even...
In each country there are controversies regarding the titles and charges given to various Brethren after supporting a Grand Master. The long standing controversy regarding the Romanian Masonic panorama...
The Masonic Press Agency of Romania announces that English Freemasons will organize a Masonic exhibition through which they will bring tribute to all Freemasons and their sporting achievements. The event...
Protecting journalists, the guarantors of the exercise of freedom of expression in Mexico. This is what the Federation of Mexican Lodges demand from Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.photo: APMRJaime Chalita...
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The event took place at noon (June 2, 2012) at Bookfest. With the title "Human knowledge. The physics of sociology and religion," the book brings to public attention the issues that led to the current...
Freemasons of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Peru participated at a Masonic march and honored their national flag. They met in the Plaza de la Bandera, within the limits of Pueblo Libre and Brena headed by MWGM Hildebrando Eli Machuc...
One of Freemasonry's most emblematic contemporary building, Freemasons’ Hall in London’s Great Queen Street will host this year's (2012) Professional Jeweller Hot 100. The event will take place on September...
APMR informs that in June 2012 the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim in Romania will celebrate 130 years of institutionalized activity. According to Jurnal Maosnic's edition of 27 May 2012,...
During his intervention at the RMI 2012 in Bucharest, Dr. Jaime Chalita Zarur exposed his view on Freemasonry and presented the concept of "Refounding Freemasonry", a speech well known in Mexico since...
APMR informs that during 14 to 20 May 2012 the York Rite organized an events calles "Romanian Masonic Week" to celebrate the 130th anniversary since the first historic evidence of the York Rite in Romania. The series of events ended on Sunday, when it was organized the meeting of the members of the...
San Francisco-based philanthropist and author Elisabeth Thieriot allegedly filmed a documentary without a valid permit on Mexican government ground and then fled the country with the footage, according...
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Chile, the Chamber of Deputies paid a public tribute to the Grand Lodge. During the ovations all Deputies reminded of the efforts...
More then 1000 Brethren gathered at the De Vinci Conference Centre auditorium to form a new French Grand Lodge. Brethren from France, the Carribean, Réunion Island and also English Brethren attended...
According to the decisions taken within the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, it was decided to grant recognition to the Grand Lodge of Tahiti, a recently founded Masonic Symbolic body in the territories of the French Polynesia (belonging to the French Republic...
There was no doubt that the future of the IMC will change and it did. Last weekend the leaders of the largest Masonic organization in Latin America gathered in Brasilia to make a new step in their evolution...
In past years the Grand Lodge of Chile (regular) started to be publicly involved in Chile's future. The prosperity of the population,...
