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canon law

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Recent Examples of canon law Luigi Casalini, of the blog Messa in Latino, meaning Latin Mass, said the excommunication of the bishops was correct because canon law provides for it. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Leo, who studied canon law, has spent much of his first eleven months in office assessing the Vatican internally, like a new chief executive getting to know a firm’s culture before initiating strategies for optimal performance. — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 The Vatican’s doctrine office went above and beyond the minimum sanctions foreseen by the church’s canon law to respond to the consecrations Wednesday of four new bishops at the society’s Econe, Switzerland, seminary. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for canon law

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Every detail is intentional and meant to feel personal from the moment a guest arrives—a philosophy that extends to the neighboring winery as well.

— Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Perhaps no car better illustrates that philosophy than the 1987 Sbarro Alcador, an experimental speedster based on Ferrari Testarossa mechanicals.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Members believe preserving the older form of the Mass — commonly called the Traditional Latin Mass — is essential to preserving traditional Catholic theology and ethics, said Matthew Siebert, a philosophy professor at Belmont Abbey College.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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Postwar American prosperity, with its ideology of more, seemed stacked against the restraint required of Zen Buddhist practice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Legal realism extends beyond the idea that a judge’s political ideology might influence outcomes, which is today a common basis for pundits to explain court decisions.

— Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

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