The Italian missionaries who introduced Christianity to Tibet

For the past 70 years, Tibet has been dominated by China, which is actively trying to erase the region's cultural and religious roots. The Chinese invasion of Tibet dates back to 1950. In 1959, after a popular uprising that was harshly suppressed by the Chinese troops, the 14th Dalai Lama was forced to flee to Dharamshala, India, where he still leads the Tibetan government in exile. Tenzin Gyatso, his secular name, has spent his entire life traveling the world to seek support for the protection of Tibetan cultural and religious identity. His last encounter with the pope was with Benedict…