VATICAN - Statement from the Holy See Press Office: new Chinese-language section on www.vatican.va

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – A statement from the Holy See Press Office says that “for the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church, the official website of the Holy See will be enhanced by the addition of a new section in Chinese. Chinese will be the eighth language to be represented on the www.vatican.va website, which also includes Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Latin. Thanks to the new service, internet users from throughout the world will be able to navigate in Chinese to access the texts of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI which will be available in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 17/3/2009)


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