2021-10-20 - EWTN News Nightly | Wednesday, October 20, 2021

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Joe Biden flew to Pennsylvania to keep pushing his massive spending proposals. One thing several lawmakers want desperately is paid family leave. They want 12 weeks, but the president is reportedly offering just 4 weeks. Meanwhile, 3 more House Democrats have announced their retirements this week. Republicans hope this means they can regain control. And a federal grand jury has indicted Catholic Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry on charges he lied to federal investigators about illegal campaign donations from a foreign source. Editor in Chief of Catholic News Agency, Shannon Mullen, shares more on this. The trucking industry is now short a record high 80,000 drivers according to the head of the American Trucking Associations. The lack of drivers is a big factor in the supply chain crunch facing the country. Associate Professor of International Business and Strategic Management at the Catholic University of America, Dr. Anthony Cannizzaro, joins to tell us why both businesses and policymakers still appear to be scrambling over solving the supply chain issues. Finally this evening, the Vatican has released an update to the Pope Francis prayer application, Click to Pray. Project Manager for Click to Pray, Juan Ignacio Castellaro, joins to tell us what is new with the app and why they released it now. 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