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Is an American the bishop of Greenland? (And other Catholic facts about the island)

It's a good time to learn about the Catholic Church in Greenland.

Michelle La Rosa
Jan 09, 2025
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has made headlines this week by saying he wants to take control of Greenland, leaving observers to question the feasibility — and advisability — of such a move.

But — in a (not exactly) stunning turn of events — it turns out that an American might already have an ecclesiastical claim to governance of the world’s fourth l…

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