Latin is not often seen on the Internet except for quotes from older published works. But the Vatican recently announced that the Vatican website is now also available in Latin. The website is already available in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Not surprisingly, the most complete version of the website is in Italian, although the English version (and others) are not far behind. The Latin version is much smaller so far, although the Vatican is very good at continuing to add translations as they are available.
What is important to note, however, is that the Latin version will be helpful in aiding individuals to view the official text and in understanding how the translations into the other language are similar or slightly different.
For example, the English version of The Code of Canon Law is normally printed in a book that has one page in Latin with the page facing it in English. Thus, readers can view the original Latin text alongside the translated English text. With the new website, the Vatican will be centralizing an online collection of Latin texts on many topics for Catholics everywhere to view.
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