DEM CONVENTION // During his acceptance speech, Tim Kaine introduced himself to the country talking about his missionary trip to Honduras. But Tim Kaine also mentioned that Hillary will “protect Roe v. Wade.” http://cvote.it/2abqngC
DEM CONVENTION // President Obama tried to appeal to disaffected Republicans to get behind Hillary by saying that Trump has abandoned the optimism of the party’s icon. “Ronald Reagan called America ‘a shining city on a hill,’” Obama said. “Donald Trump calls it ‘a divided crime scene’ that only he can fix.” http://cvote.it/2abselz
DEM CONVENTION // NARAL president Ilyse Hogue spoke to the Democratic national convention on Wednesday and bragged about the abortion she had. http://cvote.it/2absRMj
2016 // Donald Trump just forced Hillary Clinton to finally admit that her deleted e-mails are a “national security issue.” http://cvote.it/2abmkB6
CATHOLIC // French bishops declare day of fasting after priest’s murder. http://cvote.it/2abkRL4
WORLD YOUTH DAY // Pope Francis said to youth in Krakow: “You must do your duty and make chaos all night. Show your Christian joy, the joy the Lord gave you to be in the community who follows Jesus,” the Pope told those participating in World Youth Day in Krakow. http://cvote.it/2ablmoA
ON THIS DAY // 1945 – U.S. Senate approves United Nations charter. http://cvote.it/2ablzrB
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saint Leopold Mandic – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
PRAYER // Bishop Robert Barron during Adoration and Benediction in the Knights of Columbus’s Tauron Center, Krakow, during World Youth Day. (Photo courtesy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.)