SINGAPORE – In a Vatican filled with powerful men in crimson robes, it is a silent woman in a black habit who holds ... the “silent authority” of women in the Catholic Church.

Next year, United Methodist women will be celebrating the 50th year since they first received rights as full clergy members of the church. However, according to the coordinator of the 2006 ...

And then there's the Southern Baptist Convention and women clergy. They're still kicking out congregations that have women pastors, Juana. At their annual meeting this year, though, they couldn't ...

No explanation required was the consensus among voters for The Canadian Press award for 2024 female athlete of the year. During the month before her 18th birthday, Summer McIntosh became the first ...

After Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat, a conversation that has frustrated and foiled two generations of female candidates rages on. By Lisa Lerer and Jess Bidgood Lisa Lerer and Jess ...

The British government’s zeal for censorship has even crept into religious institutions with the Church of England now warning clergy about “problematic words” in Christmas carols.

In emulation, the sisters dress in modest habits consisting of a long white veil and gray robes that many choose ... few religious orders founded for Black women in the United States two decades ...

Clark is only the fourth women's basketball player to be honoured as the female athlete of the year since it was first presented in 1931, joining Sheryl Swoopes (1993), Rebecca Lobo (1995) and ...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark makes a heart gesture after the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Michigan, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. Clark broke the NCAA women’s career scoring ...

Clark’s exploits were far reaching, casting a light on other women’s sports leagues along the way. A group of 74 sports journalists from The Associated Press and its members voted on the award.