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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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Through this collaboration, Walsh will translate that philosophy into the development of a complete seasonal story for Rebecca Taylor.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Read on for the products, routines, style staples, and parenting philosophies getting her through this season of motherhood.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2026

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Leo’s handling of his cancer is in many ways textbook American-style corporate good governance, applied to the Catholic Church, said Julie Rubio, a professor of Christian social ethics at the Jesuit school of theology at Santa Clara University.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Magic needs no congregation, clergy or theology, so believers can adopt it without leaving their church.

— Ruiqian Li, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

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The rise of liberal nationalist movements in Egypt, Syria, and Iran in the early twentieth century, for example, was preceded by the emergence of liberal and nationalist ideologies decades earlier.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
It’s driven not by ideology, but by Gen Z, a generation that didn’t experience Soviet realities, yet grew up surrounded by its visual aesthetic.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

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