Judge grants bail to young Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan [1]

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Gives ‘Life’ Prayer at DNC [2]

Our Michael Sean Winters writes for CNN: My Take: Obama pledged to dial down the culture wars. What happened? [3]

UPDATE 2: First bishop found guilty in sex abuse crisis [4]

Kansas City cases cost diocese $1.39 million in legal fees [5]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread [6]. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.