Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible ...

From the outset of the Second World War, Australian women were aware of the changing role of British women in supporting Britain’s war effort. To help “do their bit” for Australia’s war effort, women ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — The Bethlehem Apostolic Temple is gearing up for its 34th annual Christmas Basket Giveaway, and this year, the event will feature an unexpected addition. The ACTS Charitable ...

The competition will kick off from the 2025/26 season as part of an exciting new era for women's football in Europe. The UEFA Executive Committee has approved 'UEFA Women’s Europa Cup' as the ...

Holders England will play their predecessors as champions Netherlands while hosts Switzerland will take on Norway, Iceland and Finland after the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 draw was made at the Swiss ...

A devastating fire engulfed a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Ibadan, trapping several worshippers inside during a Friday night vigil Eyewitnesses described the chaos and efforts to rescue ...

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Army veterans who spoke to CBS News are concerned Hegseth would seek to reinstate a ban that would bar women from serving in ground-based combat units. Hegseth contends he wants tougher standards ...

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...

A basketball player has never before made the ranks of the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women (Serena Williams, tennis ace, is one of the only other athletes to appear in the ...

Much of the world is not getting this message. While Sheinbaum debuts on the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women at No. 4, several would-be peers have fallen from the list’s ...