VATICAN // Pope Francis is unusually not convening a meeting of cardinals ahead of Saturday’s consistory for the creation of 17 new cardinals. A Vatican source claims the meeting was cancelled because more cardinals were planning on resubmitting “doubts” over his exhortation on the family, Amoris Laetitia, at the meeting. The National Catholic Register’s Edward Pentin with the latest: http://cvote.it/2g1rcw0
DEMOCRATS // Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan announced a challenge to Nancy Pelosi for the position of House Minority Leader. Ryan was elected as a pro-life Democrat — until he officially switched in 2015 to being pro-abortion. http://cvote.it/2gnj3G9
TRANSITION 2017 // Trump considering Romney for Secretary of State. http://cvote.it/2g1u0cg
TRANSITION 2017 // Read “The Steve Bannon I know,” by Jason Jones over at the CV Blog. http://cvote.it/2g1xYBI
RELIGIOUS VOTE // The anti-Christian bigotry of progressives drove religious people to vote to Trump. http://cvote.it/2g1lwSH
MEDIA // Defenders of Hillary Clinton are now claiming that a deluge of fake news spread through Facebook cost her the election. Conservative radio host Erick Erickson thinks they’re just trying to find an excuse for a candidate that didn’t connect with the America people, but he does admit that fake news is a big problem. People on both sides of the aisle, he said, have to do a better job of stopping false stories from spreading. http://cvote.it/2gnzYsb
SPORTS // ESPN’s Public Editor agrees with fans that the network “has moved leftward.” http://cvote.it/2g0vhAl
CATHOLIC // The New York Supreme Court has ordered Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s body to be returned to Peoria, Illinois, immediately. http://cvote.it/2gnfJux
ON THIS DAY // 1978 – Jim Jones leads hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide. http://cvote.it/1WY7fZc
SAINT // Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne – http:/cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
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