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Recent Examples of canon lawSeveral bishops likened Pope Leo XIV to a fusion of Popes Francis and Benedict, noting his blend of intellectual rigor and pastoral warmth while highlighting his Augustinian background and canon law expertise.—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025 Robert Francis Prevost attended Villanova University and Catholic Theological Union in Chicago before earning a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 May 2025 The edict was abrogated in 1918, according to canon law expert Edward Peters of Detroit’s Sacred Heart Major Seminary.—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025 That law, however, was abrogated in 1918, which means there is currently no canon law on the subject, per Edward Peters, a professor of canon law at Sacred Heart seminary in Detroit.—Felix Salmon, Axios, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canon law
This year, South Korea will be recognized as the Country of Honor, with a strand exploring the history and philosophy of Korean cinema and its global reach.
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Essie Assibu,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
In line with her recent beauty philosophy, the star opted for a minimal makeup look with flushed cheeks and a subtle pink lip.
As a teacher of theology, medicine, or law, she is not known.
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Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
In 1520 Luther himself had written a short but powerful tract, one of the three great Reformation writings from that year setting out his theology, titled The Freedom of a Christian.
Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, tracing their roots to 20th-century resistance movements in Europe.
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Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
And hatred rather than ideology is the animating force?
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