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canon law

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Recent Examples of canon law Morrison and her team, which includes a liaison who shares information from the Vatican and a Rotal advocate who’s licensed to appear before the Rota — the highest appellate court in the Catholic Church — are experts trained in canon law, the legal system of the Catholic Church. — Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 But Wolfgang Rothe — a priest and scholar of canon law — says this charge is often pitted at critics within the church. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025 Bishop Vann graduated from the Angelicum in 1985 with a doctoral degree in canon law; Leo graduated two years later. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025 Peters, an expert on Catholic canon law, also could not be reached. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canon law

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Vest’s campus roots Ma, 25, became interested in crypto derivatives while studying finance and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
His philosophy posits that nature should be the focus of any space, and this is true—trappings frame and do not distract from the views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Skaggs was finally asked to leave the church in late 2024 after a heated argument with Kyker over theology.

— Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
The model absorbed the cadence, theology and grievance of each tradition, producing new text aligning with those worldviews.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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The overall issue of online safety, particularly regarding minors, is one of the few issues that defies traditional political ideologies.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Rather than ideology, what seems to be driving voters is a frustration with traditional politicians’ failure to solve everyday problems.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

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