In the wake of an unimaginable tragedy, the family of 10-year-old Jasmine Preng is stepping forward through their grief to set the record straight. The young girl’s life was cut short following a drowning incident at Lake Tapps, a popular recreational destination in Washington State, on August 16. As the family navigates the profound sorrow of losing a child so suddenly, they have found themselves having to contend with another painful obstacle: the spread of misinformation regarding the circumstances surrounding that fateful day. Rather than allowing these inaccuracies to stand, Jasmine’s parents have chosen to speak publicly, not out of…

In the soft, solemn light of a late September morning, the sanctuary town of Lourdes became not only a place of pilgrimage but a quiet stage for a powerful moral address. Pope Leo XIV, standing among the sick and disabled at a care center dedicated to their needs, looked directly into faces marked by suffering and told them something they seldom hear: “You are not a burden. You are the beating heart of our humanity.” The words carried a particular weight in that place, a site long associated with healing and hope, where thousands come each year in search of…