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Pope Leo was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 14, 1955, and studied at Villanova University and the Catholic Theological Union, and later studied canon law at Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Brothers of Pope Leo XIV share their reactions 01:43
In Peru, Leo served as a missionary and taught canon law and was later appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Prevost would be an effective administrator as head of the church and was an expert in church canon law.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
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.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Brothers of Pope Leo XIV share their reactions 01:43
In Peru, Leo served as a missionary and taught canon law and was later appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Prevost would be an effective administrator as head of the church and was an expert in church canon law.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
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.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canon law
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Is that still the team’s philosophy after making the playoffs last fall?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Wallace is a highly respected young basketball mind in league circles, bringing a new voice and team-building philosophy to the fold.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 June 2025
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In a broader political sense, CREC theology includes the belief that the establishment clause of the Constitution does not require a separation of church and state.—
Samuel Perry,
The Conversation,
20 June 2025
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Tuesday night should have been another chapter in his legendary theology.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2025
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Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was the opening deadly salvo to put action into Iran’s ideology.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Canceling grants based on conflict with the current administration’s ideology is a disturbing case of government censorship.—
Madison Plunkert,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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“Canon law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canon%20law. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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