Fan fiction, Minecraft and Taylor Swift lyrics are hardly the stuff of traditional Latin lessons. They are, however, part of an expanding repertoire that teachers are successfully drawing on to deepen ...

In the basement of a nursing home in Milwaukee, the world's best Latin lessons are given for free. That's where Father Reginald Foster, a priest who lacks patience, gives his lessons. He's managed to ...

Pope Francis has adorned the cover of Time, Rolling Stone, and even The Advocate, a magazine for gay news. World leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, have lined up to praise him. The pope’s ...

The Naperville District 203 School Board may discontinue the district’s Latin language program at its Oct. 17 meeting, a proposal drawing protests from some Latin students and their teacher. Jayne ...

If you have always felt that you’re not as tweedy and snooty as you could be because your school didn’t offer Latin, soon you’ll be able to “veni vidi vici” with the best Etonians thanks to Duolingo.

These days, the first lesson of high school Latin is often to answer the question: why Latin? The language peaked in the era of Roman gladiators and slowly faded throughout the Middle Ages. Today, 800 ...

For Reina Callier, learning Latin ‘is like lifting weights for your brain’ When a student in one of Reina Callier’s Latin classes said, “I came for the language, I stayed for the vibes,” she laughed, ...

Seventh grade students at Ottoson Middle School participated in gladiator battles with cardboard swords during Latin class and used Latin cheers and phrases. (Photo by Nathan Klima for The Boston ...