Vatican City, May 12, 2008 / 23:21 pm
The Vatican website has opened a Latin section for papal texts and religious resources translated into Latin.
The main site at vatican.va links to the section under the Latin title “Sancta Sedes,” which means “Holy See.” The section includes the Catechism, the Code of Canon Law, and the documents of the Second Vatican Council in the ancient tongue.
The New Vulgate Latin translation of the Bible, which had been published elsewhere on the Vatican website, is also included in the new section.
Pope Benedict XVI has long advocated the Latin language. According to the BBC, Pope Benedict addressed cardinals of the Church in Latin shortly after he was elected to the papacy.