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Article updated: 11/10/2012 7:38 PM

Pope resurrects Latin, creating academy to boost study

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Pope Benedict XVI waves Saturday upon his arrival for a meeting with the "Santa Cecilia" association, at the Vatican

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Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree Saturday creating a new pontifical academy for Latin studies to try to boost interest in the official language of the Roman Catholic Church that is nevertheless out of widespread use elsewhere.
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