The pontiff arrived Friday on a trip that the Vatican said was meant to encourage the fewer than 1,500 Catholics there. But it also brings him close to two great powers that have vexed him.
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A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters
A Canadian family is on a yearlong journey across Asia and Africa because three of their four children have an eye condition that causes blindness.
Helping to Reveal a Still-Shuttered World
Our weekly photo essay series offered readers a glimpse of distant places and cultures that, for a second straight year, remained largely inaccessible.
As Earth Warms, Old Mayhem and Secrets Emerge From the Ice
Climate change is revealing long-frozen artifacts and animals to archaeologists. But the window for study is slender and shrinking.
On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders
Facing growing uncertainties, the Dukha people are being forced to make difficult decisions about their traditions and their future.
They Relied on Chinese Vaccines. Now They’re Battling Outbreaks.
More than 90 countries are using Covid shots from China. Experts say recent infections in those places should serve as a cautionary tale in the global effort to fight the disease.
Infections Rise in Mongolia, Where Sinopharm Is the Main Vaccine
The nation reported more than 1,300 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, renewing a focus on the effectiveness of the Chinese-made Sinopharm shots.
Your Friday Briefing
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire.
Countries Are Scrambling for Vaccines. Mongolia Has Plenty.
By playing off its big neighbors, Russia and China, Mongolia has emerged as a positive outlier among developing nations on the hunt for shots.
On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai
Deep in the Altai Mountains, where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles.