EWTN News Nightly | Friday December 16, 2022

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Tonight on "EWTN News Nightly": While a government shutdown still looms, the Senate has passed the annual Defense Authorization Bill, sending the $858 billion measure to President Biden's desk. The mandate which requires troops to get a COVID vaccine or be kicked out has been stripped from the NDAA. On Friday, President Joe Biden traveled to Delaware to continue getting the message out about the PACT Act. The bill helps veterans get screened for exposure to toxins, like agent orange in Vietnam or burn pits on military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. And, 75 year old Jimmy Lai, the founder of a Hong Kong newspaper, has been behind bars since 2020. The Chinese government is now pushing Lai's trial to September, as they reportedly look to charge him with more serious offenses. Personal friend of Jimmy Lai and cofounder of the Action Institute, Fr. Robert Sirico, joins to tell us about Lai and how they met and formed a friendship. He was an atheist, a former Navy fighter pilot, and now Lieutenant Commander Ali Ghaffari is the founder of the Catholic Divine Mercy Academy in Pasadena, Maryland. Ghaffari joins to share what brought him to the Church and what propelled him to start a Catholic school. Finally this evening, with Christmas only a few days away, Rome Correspondent, Colm Flynn, visited one of the most famous Christmas markets in Vienna, Austria to examine its Christian history. 0:00 Overview 0:48 The Senate Drops COVID Vaccine Requirement for Military Personnel 3:32 President Biden Visits Military Veterans & Their Families Promoting the PACT Act 6:34 Trial of Hong Kong Catholic Business Tycoon, Jimmy Lai, Gets Delayed 12:48 An Atheist, Former Navy Pilot Opens a Catholic School After Finding His Faith 20:06 The History and Christianity Behind the Vienna Christmas Markets in Austria EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf