“Swapping pleasantries, two cardinals prepare to enter the Synod Hall for a c##被过滤##istory, an assembly of cardinals that advises the pope. Such meetings supplement the work of the curia—an administrative body made up of congregati##被过滤##, councils, and commissi##被过滤##—in helping the pope govern the Roman Catholic Church.”
—From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991
"Some 3,500 people live in Sagarmatha [National Park, Nepal]. The park's biggest attraction, Mount Everest, is a major source of income for its resident Sherpa people [such as this boy]."
—From "World Parks and Protected Lands," September 2003, National Geographic magazine