The Pope’s conversion catches the world by surprise. “For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us,” said Monsignor Vittorio Formenti of the Vatican. “Because this is an unacceptable state, and because we have been unable to convince Catholic families to get busy despite our bans on [...]

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Chinese tourists crowd popular Tibetian tourist sites. Many popular tourist destinations find themselves facing the challenges of success; few more than Lhasa Tibet, which has recently been overwhelmed by large numbers of Chinese tourists. A Lhasa resident, who preferred to remain anonymous, described it as follows: “It’s very annoying when Chinese tourists take up two [...]

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