Latin Rebirth in Schools
1st September 2012
They say Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to establish a new pontifical academy for the study and promotion of Latin, to be known as the “Pontificia Academia Latinitatis”.
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said the academy will be staffed by “eminent academics of various nationalities, whose aim it will be to promote the use and knowledge of the Latin language in both ecclesiastical and civil contexts, including schools.”