The first irony about the Latin language is that it is often called a dead language, when in fact it is alive and well in other languages — including English. The second irony is that Latin is ...

Friends, Romans and Latin lovers — lend the Vatican your ears. Vatican Radio is starting its first regular news bulletin in the language of Caesar and Cicero. Called "Hebdomada Papae, Notitiae ...

For centuries, the Catholic Mass was celebrated in Latin. But inthe 1960s, the reform-minded Second Vatican Council ordered thatthe rite be revised and celebrated in the local language. The Mass in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matteo Rovere, known for his movie work, is attached to direct his first TV series. His shingle, Groenlandia, will co-produce.

Latin is the official language of the Holy See and the Vatican City State, but the working language of the Vatican is Italian. Given its location in Rome, the Vatican’s use of Italian makes perfect ...