Peter's Basilica. Additionally, the Diocese of Shantou is rallying Catholic communities to contribute to relief efforts in Tibet, emphasizing the spiritual works of mercy during the Holy Year of Hope.

The best time to visit Tibet is from June to August. Situated high on a plateau, Tibet experiences low temperatures and frost for the majority of the year. Summer is the only time where ...

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Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last ...

The primary evidence to support this is the morphological similarity between the Harbin skull and a jawbone found in Xiahe Cave on the Tibetan Plateau in 1980. Although the 160,000-year-old ...

Overlooking a vast plateau in Tibet, a woman cries as she describes the scene in front of her. Her camera focuses on the ruins of a nunnery, painted a deep maroon and set into a hillside.

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...

Recent geological studies suggest a surprising possibility: the Indian sub-continent’s landmass could separate beneath Tibet. The latest research contradicts previous studies that proposed the Indian ...

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A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Xigaze, Tibet, China on Monday night, with no casualties reported so far. The quake, which was felt in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, occurred at a depth ...

At least two Tibetan monastic centres damaged by quake Unknown number of clergy hurt, monasteries affected Buddhist monasteries key to Tibet's cultural identity Some Tibetan monks in the past ...