2021-08-31 - EWTN News Nightly | Tuesday, August 31, 2021

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Joe Biden addressed the nation on America's chaotic and deadly exit from Afghanistan. The president stuck to his August 31st deadline to withdraw US troops, but they left up to 200 Americans behind along with thousands of Afghan allies. Republican veterans in the House of Representatives are banding together to demand that President Biden come up with a plan for evacuating those Americans left behind. Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Former Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie, joins to share his thoughts on the Americans left behind and a bill GOP Senators introduced to keep track on those Americans. Meanwhile, Harvard University's new Head Chaplain is an atheist. Greg Epstein was selected unanimously to represent the more than 20 faith leaders on campus. McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, Professor Robert George, tells us how significant it is that an atheist was unanimously elected to be the Head Chaplain at Harvard and whether people of faith should be concerned. Finally this evening, a new donation to the Vatican is tasked with caring for the homeless around St. Peter's Square. President of the Siloe Association, Andrea Benassi, joins to tell us about the organization and the work it does. 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