Recently, I was having a conversation with a family friend when I mentioned that I take Latin class. Surprised, she asked me why I don’t take a modern language instead. Despite the bluntness of her ...

In a message to the Pontifical Academies on Tuesday, Pope Francis praised the study of Latin, especially for young people, and encouraged scholars and teachers to promote its study as a positive guide ...

“Hard to believe, Harry,” but I have been involved in the Lower Merion School District Latin program since 1974, in various ways. First, through teaching at Harriton High School for twelve years, 27 ...

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THE origins of many of the key ideas in Western culture including society, citizenship, empire, law or even love come directly from the Roman world. Latin words make the roots of many English words ...

Its director says the initiative is the first anywhere to study the experience of Latin American Jews through the lens of gender. (JTA) — Growing up in Venezuela, Menachem Bandel was deeply aware of ...

Taking GED or vocational classes in prison is not unusual. But at Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center, a small group is studying Latin, a language that’s been dead for centuries. Visitors to ...

MEXICO CITY The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its chart-topping ...

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation announced that Latin GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Noel Schajris ...

A recent molecular analysis of ancestry across Latin America has revealed a marked differentiation between regions and demonstrated a "genetic continuity" between pre-and post Columbian populations.