Freemasonry
Group of fraternal organizations
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| January 19 2025 | President Joseph Biden was presented with a 'resolution of membership' in the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina on his last day in office. |
| 2024 | Most U.S. Grand Lodges have now recognized their Prince Hall Grand Lodge counterparts, establishing a new precedent of shared jurisdiction and mutual recognition between mainstream and African American Masonic organizations. |
| 2023 | Godfrey Stuart Place becomes the current Grand Master of Freemasonry in South Africa, taking over the role from John Ewald Henry Smith. |
| 2023 | Grand Lodge of Ireland membership reduced to around 19,000 members. |
| 2023 | Grand Orient de France membership grew to 53,000 members across approximately 1,381 lodges. |
| 2023 | United Grand Lodge of England membership declined to approximately 170,000 members. |
| November 13 2023 | Pope Francis reaffirmed the ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, citing the irreconcilability between Catholic doctrine and Freemasonry. |
| August 20 2022 | Chartering of the Grand Lodge Prince Hall São Paulo, Brazil, by the Prince Hall National Grand Lodge. |
| 2021 | Confirmation of ongoing efforts towards full Masonic recognition, with most U.S. Grand Lodges acknowledging the legitimacy of Prince Hall Freemasonry. |
| 2019 | The Lodge initiated a charity program specifically focused on supporting underprivileged children in Singapore. |
| 2018 | Membership of the Masonic Lodge in Singapore decreased to approximately 650 members. |
| 2018 | The United Grand Lodge of England released guidance stating that a Freemason who ceases to be a man after initiation remains a Freemason, and transgender men are allowed to apply. |
| 2018 | UGLE released guidance explicitly welcoming transgender members, affirming that a Freemason who ceases to be a man after initiation remains a Freemason. |
| November 2018 | Brother William Ramsay McGhee, a former Police Chief Superintendent, was installed as the Grand Master Mason of Scottish Freemasonry. |
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