ROME — From Facebook to Pink Floyd and Google to Harry Potter, long-dead Latin is enjoying something of a modern renaissance. Some students in Rome speak the language all day, and one band has even ...

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 ...

It's up for debate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Latin language used to be spoken all over the Roman Empire. But no ...

VATICAN CITY-- When Msgr. Daniel B. Gallagher was a microbiology major at the University of Michigan, his growing curiosity about the "deep questions" led the pre-med student to take philosophy and ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - The Vatican said on Saturday it wants its official language Latin to be used more often in the Roman Catholic mass. Here are some details on how Latin has been used in the Catholic Church: ...