2016 // Donald Trump is doing very poorly with Catholic voters, lagging far behind where Mitt Romney was in 2012. http://cvote.it/2bKDOZM
ISLAM // A majority of mayors who have banned burkinis (full-body swimsuits worn by Islamic women) in about 30 French coastal resorts are refusing to lift the restrictions despite the country’s highest administrative court ruling that the bans are illegal, leaving the state facing a dilemma about how to react. http://cvote.it/2bBDGIV
SENATE 2016 // The huge Obamacare sticker shocks are making waves in key Senate races across the country. http://cvote.it/2bKEO0f
DEMOCRATS // Vice President Joe Biden admits the Obama administration isn’t “showing enough respect” to the middle class and working class neighborhoods like Fishtown in Philadelphia. http://cvote.it/2bBIluc
JUDICIARY // When Obama entered the White House in 2009, the federal appeals court based in Virginia was known as one of the most conservative benches in the country. Now Democratic nominees hold a 10-5 majority. http://cvote.it/2bBCAga
COUNTDOWN TO CANONIZATION // Did you know Mother Teresa experienced visions of Jesus? http://cvote.it/2bBHZUq
SPORTS // Why San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down during the National Anthem, and vows to continue this protest until race relations improve in the United States. http://cvote.it/2bBIa29
ON THIS DAY // 2005 – Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast. http://cvote.it/2bBG822
SAINT OF THE DAY // Martyrdom of John the Baptist – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
AWESOME // The strange case of the pilgrimage site in a Pennsylvania ghost town. http://cvote.it/2bBFnpT