LATIN

A dead language that won't die!

There are numerous societies dedicated to keeping the old gal going. I've been able to find some of them on the net (see Language Links.

For some reason, Latin is very big in Finland, where a singer has translated into Latin and recorded (with commercial success!) the songs of Elvis Presley! Sorry, I've got no more information than that. I could have a stab at a couple of titles, though: Hospitium Doloris (Heartbreak Hotel); Cordem Ligneum Non Habeo (I Don't Have a Wooden Heart).

Latin spelled backwards is Nital. How this gladdened my eleven-year-old heart.

Despite what a lot of people apparently believe, Latin is still the official language of the Catholic Church. The definitions below are from an article in the UK and Ireland Catholic newspaper, The Universe. It concerned a dictionary which was presented to the Holy Father. The article appeared on 16 January 1981 (I've been browsing through my scrapbook).