EWTN News Nightly | Tuesday April 26, 2022

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On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 75 people today and pardoned three people. Top Biden Administration officials got a first hand look at the war in Ukraine over the weekend. US lawmakers heard more about the trip from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. And, new details are emerging in Elon Musk's deal to buy social media giant, Twitter. Senior Policy Director at the Conservative Partnership Institute & Senior Tech Columnist at the Federalist, Rachel Bovard, joins to share what Twitter will look like under Elon Musk, if the deal goes through. Yesterday, Pope Francis met a delegation from Sri Lanka. They discussed the 3rd anniversary of the deadly Easter bombing. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser interviewed Fr. Malith Kaluarachchi, who was there. He shares why it is so important to commemorate the attacks and the victims of the attacks. Finally this evening, 3 Christian law students are suing officials from the University of Idaho. The students accuse the university of punishing them because of the religious content and viewpoint of their speech. Attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, Caleb Dalton, joins to tell us about the incident that led to the lawsuit. 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 0:00 Overview 0:56 Pope Francis cancelled engagements today as a result of ongoing knee pain 1:20 Pope Francis names new Catholic Archbishop of Paris 1:43 Head of the Spanish Bishop’s Conference is expressing pain and contrition for sexual abuse committed by members of the Church 1:58 VP Harris Tests Positive for Covid-19; President Biden Issues Pardons 4:16 Secretary of State Antony Blinken Says "Ukrainians Have Won the Battle for Kyiv" 7:39 Elon Musk Set to Buy Twitter for $44 Billion 13:44 Head of UN in Moscow as part of three-day trip to Russia and Ukraine 14:19 Pope Meets with Delegation on 3rd Anniversary of Sri Lankan Terror Attacks 18:04 US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued ruling to dismiss all legal challenges to a disputed provision of the Texas heartbeat law 18:24 Federal Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s pro-life law 18:43 Christian Students Sue University of Idaho for Religious Discrimination 23:23 French Catholic nun now world’s oldest person