2022-01-05 - EWTN News Nightly | Wednesday, January 5, 2022

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, revoked the department's Office for Civil Rights authority to investigate complaints regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Representative Andy Biggs, joins to tell us more about the possible motivation behind this change and how this will impact religious freedom. Warning of challenging days and weeks ahead, the White House COVID-19 Response Team urged schools nationwide to stay open even as Omicron cases rise. However, in Chicago, students instead spent the day at home. Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the riot at the US Capitol building. Today, the US Capitol police chief testified before lawmakers about the lessons learned from the attack and ways to prevent it from ever happening again. Director of Policy and Government Affairs at American Principles Project, Jon Schweppe, joins to share how we can balance the safety of elected officials and Americans' right to show discontentment through free speech. Finally this evening, Pope Francis received a document from a group in Germany that is highly critical of the country's Synodal Way. The manifesto comes from "New Beginning," an organization of several thousand Catholics. Journalist and Spokesperson for the New Beginning initiative, Birgit Kelle, joins to tell us more about New Beginning, why it started and what they hope to accomplish. 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