CATHOLIC // Leaked e-mails show left-wing billionaire George Soros paid $650K to influence bishops during Pope’s US visit. http://cvote.it/2bDdjmP
2016 // Donald Trump admits to “softening” on immigration. http://cvote.it/2bgIjut
2016 // Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s new campaign CEO, previously accused Catholics of supporting Hispanic immigration to prop up the church’s numbers on his radio program in the spring. http://cvote.it/2bgGihU
LGBT // A comprehensive new survey about sexuality and gender, undertaken by leading medical experts, concludes that key theories — including that persons with same-sex attraction are “born that way” are unsupported by scientific evidence. http://cvote.it/2bgGxJW
HEALTH CARE // Tennessee’s insurance regulator proclaimed the state’s Obamacare exchange “very near collapse,” after signing off on hefty premium hikes in an extraordinary bid to keep the program afloat. Cigna’s average rate hike in Tennessee will be 46.3%, for Humana it will be 44.3% and for BlueCross BlueShield it will be 62%. http://cvote.it/2bD6bXt
CULTURE // Both versions of Ben Hur — 1959 and 2016 — are enjoyable and reflect their own culture and time. http://cvote.it/2bgHOAS
CATHOLIC // “Human beings need beautiful things” — a discussion on the Catholic Church’s teaching on sacred music with composer Dr. Peter Kwasniewski. http://cvote.it/2bgGxtn
ON THIS DAY // 1814 – First lady Dolley Madison saves a portrait of George Washington from being looted by British troops during the war of 1812. http://cvote.it/2bgEXrm
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saint Bartholomew – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
HUMOR //