The first issue of the new magazine, Latinitas, included a preface written by Pope Francis, whose Twitter handle is in Latin - @pontifex.
As well as sending regular messages in English, Italian, French, Arabic and several other languages, the Jesuit Pope tweets in Latin under the name "Papa Franciscus”.
"The aim is to highlight the glorious tradition behind us that has to be preserved and re-launched," Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Vatican's culture department, said.
The new magazine was not written entirely in Latin, Cardinal Ravasi said.
“There are a few articles in Italian and in French. This is not intended to be an artificial way of recuperating Latin for the modern world." » | Nick Squires, Rome | Friday, November 08, 2013
