2022-02-02 - EWTN News Nightly | Wednesday, February 2, 2022

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: While Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued new demands to stop the military build up on the border, lawmakers in DC are looking for a bipartisan response to the crisis. And while many fear an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and an ensuing battle in Europe, President Joe Biden was engaged in a separate battle at the White House: the battle against cancer, and renewed efforts to cut down on the lives it takes. And, today is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, and also World Day for Consecrated Life. Professor of Theology at Angelicum, Fr. Dominik Jurczak, joins to share why St. John Paul II began World Day for Consecrated Life and why it is on the same day as the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. Meanwhile, Whoopi Goldberg, Co-host of "The View" on ABC has been suspended for 2 weeks after receiving severe backlash for making comments during a live broadcast saying in part that the Holocaust was not about race. President of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin, joins to share his thoughts on Whoopi's comments and how this plays into the bigger discussion of race. Finally this evening, this week is National Catholic Schools Week. President of the Cardinal Newman Society, Patrick Reilly, joins to talk about this year's theme of "Faith. Excellence. Service." and how he has seen it exemplified in Catholic schools. 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