2023-06-23 - EWTN News Nightly | Friday June 23, 2023

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade. On Capitol Hill, the battle over abortion couldn't be clearer, Democrats continue their push to codify abortion while most Republicans are pushing pro-life measures. President of March for Life Education and Defense Fund, Jeanne Mancini, takes us through the Dobbs decision and her thoughts on the overturning of Roe v Wade one year later. Meanwhile, the European Parliament passed a resolution earlier this week condemning the shrinking right to free speech in Hong Kong. It also asked for the dropping of all charges against Catholic pro-Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai. Jimmy Lai's son, Sebastian Lai, joins us to share how his dad is doing and how he thinks his Catholic faith is helping him during this difficult time. And 4 German bishops are blocking an attempt to provide funding for a permanent committee to implement Germany's controversial Synodal Way. EWTN Vatican Bureau Journalist, Rudolf Gehrig, joins to share what this means. Finally this evening, today is the second day of Religious Freedom Week, and Church leaders in the US have announced the winner of their "Witness to Freedom" essay contest. Recent graduate of Saint Thomas More Academy, Sofia Cornicelli, joins to tell us more about her essay and who Little Li was. 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