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Prevost was pastor of vocations and director of missions for the Augustinian order in Chicago and worked in Peru for several years teaching canon law.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Ordained in 1982, per College of Cardinals Report, Leo received a doctorate in canon law in Rome at the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
After his beginnings in Chicago, Leo XIV took his career overseas, moving to Rome in 1982 to study canon law, where he was also ordained as a priest.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
He was later sent to Rome to study canon law at the Pontifical Saint Thomas Aquinas University and was ordained as a priest in June 1982.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Ordained in 1982, per College of Cardinals Report, Leo received a doctorate in canon law in Rome at the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
After his beginnings in Chicago, Leo XIV took his career overseas, moving to Rome in 1982 to study canon law, where he was also ordained as a priest.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
He was later sent to Rome to study canon law at the Pontifical Saint Thomas Aquinas University and was ordained as a priest in June 1982.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canon law
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Educational curricula must integrate philosophy, sociology, environmental studies, and the arts as foundational pillars, encouraging learners across generations and cultures to question, connect, feel, and comprehend the intricate tapestry of human and natural systems.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The author cites numerous fringe philosophies including Abolitionist veganism: The opposition to all animal use by humans.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The class is specifically designed to provide an opportunity to ask questions about Christianity and our Lutheran theology.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2025
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In 1985, Tagle traveled to the United States to study theology at the Catholic University of America.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 May 2025
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Your editorial and the Democrats are completely blind as to the facts by your radical liberal ideology.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Instead, Klepper found college-age kids who are less deeply rooted in conservative ideology than drawn to the excitement surrounding Trump.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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“Canon law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canon%20law. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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