VATICAN CITY - 14 May 2008 - 110 words
Holy
See website now available in Latin
On Friday, the Holy See website became available in Latin, the
official language of the Catholic Church.
Alongside the other languages in which the website has been available
for many years (Italian, German, Spanish, French, English and
Portuguese), a new option, "Sancta Sedes Latine", has
now been added. Clinking on that link, users reach the "Documenta
Latina" page where they may chose from a menu including:
biographies of Popes ("Summi Pontifices"), the Bible
("Biblia Sacra"), the Catechism ("Catechismus Catholicae
Ecclesiae"), the documents of Vatican Council II ("Concilium
Vaticanum II"), and the Code of Canon Law ("Codex Iuris
Canonici"). There is also a section entitled "Romana
Curia" where documents concerning the activities of the dicasteries
of the Holy See may be consulted.
Also under "Romana Curia" is a subsection dedicated
to "Latinitas", a foundation created in 1976 by Pope
Paul VI with the Chirograph "Romani sermonis" and dedicated
to the study of the Latin language, of classical and Christian
literature and medieval Latin, and to the promotion of Latin through
the publishing of books in the language, and through other means.
To access the site click on: www.vatican.va
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