2021-08-06 - EWTN News Nightly | Friday, August 6, 2021

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill currently in the Senate not only funds roads, bridges, waterways and broadband, it is also loaded with controversial gender identity language. Some Senators are asking why science is mixed in with a policy bill. Meanwhile, in a speech at the White House, President Joe Biden, reacting to a positive Labor Department jobs report, urged Americans to get vaccinated as the pandemic drags on. United Airlines is the latest company to require employees in the US to be vaccinated against COVID-19. President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Dr. Joseph Meaney joins to share whether these companies can legally require the vaccine. In 2020, the world reached a new high of 32 on the negative experience index, according to a recent Gallup poll. The index tracks more than 100 countries worldwide and measures emotions such as stress, sadness and worry. Founder and President of Catholictherapists.com, Allison Ricciardi, joins to tell us how people can embrace the positive aspects of life even when they are feeling more of these negative emotions. Finally this evening, as Pope Francis prepares next month for his first trip since intestinal surgery, we take a look back at his trip to Poland five years ago. Ambassador of Poland to the Holy See, Janusz Kotanski, joins to share memories of when the Holy Father visited Poland in 2016. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn