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Latin is the official language of [[Vatican City]] and The Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. It had been the primary [[liturgical]] language until just after the [[Second Vatican Council]] in the 1960s, when the various vernacular languages of its members were allowed in the liturgy. Classical Latin, the literary language of the [[late Republic]] and [[early Empire]], is still taught in many primary, grammar, and secondary schools throughout the world, often combined with [[Greek]] in the study of [[Classics]]; but its role has diminished since the early 20th century.

Latin is the official language of [[Vatican City]] and The Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. It had been the primary [[liturgical]] language until just after the [[Second Vatican Council]] in the 1960s, when the various vernacular languages of its members were allowed in the liturgy. Classical Latin, the literary language of the [[late Republic]] and [[early Empire]], is still taught in many primary, grammar, and secondary schools throughout the world, often combined with [[Greek]] in the study of [[Classics]]; but its role has diminished since the early 20th century.

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