2022-04-06 - EWTN News Nightly | Wednesday, April 6, 2022

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: At his weekly talk to pilgrims at the Vatican, Pope Francis said it was time to stop "sowing death and destruction in Ukraine." EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, joins to discuss Pope Francis' call for peace and the strong words he had for the faithful. And President Joe Biden, speaking before a conference of labor unions, announced brand new sanctions on Russia, “raising the economic cost” and promised to keep backing Ukraine with weapons to defend itself. Meanwhile, Democrats on Capitol Hill are anxious to approve a new multi-billion dollar COVID relief package. Bipartisan backlash to the Biden Administration's decision to relax pandemic restrictions at the US Southern Border is blocking passage. Inter-collegiate Studies Institute Fellow at the National Review, Nate Hochman, joins to help us unpack the Biden Administration's COVID policy and the end of Title 42. Finally this evening, the Taliban has announced a ban on harvesting poppy plants, typically used in producing opium and other drugs like heroin and morphine. Senior Fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute and Resident Scholar at Baylor University, Charles Ramsey, joins to discuss why the ban is so significant and the type of impact he thinks it could have on the country. 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