When many people think of Latin, they immediately think of the Pope. As a teacher and lover of the Latin language, the question I get most often is, "So, you can talk to the Pope, right?" Yes. And No. The Vatican has done a great job keeping Latin relevant in our lifetime, especially with the strong onset of social media. The Pope himself (through an official tweeter of course) tweets in Latin, the Vatican publishes documents in Latin, and many Catholic churches still hold Latin masses.
Now, the Vatican is moving beyond the church to promote Latin. Recently, a Vatican official took to his dictionaries and grammar texts to translate a popular children's text into Latin. Read more about how this Vatican official took on the task and why he thinks keeping Latin alive is so important.
Now, the Vatican is moving beyond the church to promote Latin. Recently, a Vatican official took to his dictionaries and grammar texts to translate a popular children's text into Latin. Read more about how this Vatican official took on the task and why he thinks keeping Latin alive is so important.
Article source: The Wall Street Journal
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