On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: In Bridgeport, West Virginia, home of the state's 2nd Congressional District, Catholic Congressman Alex Mooney is hoping to retain his seat on Capitol Hill. It was 60 years ago this month that the United States and Soviet Union teetered on the brink of nuclear war, yet even as the dark days of the Cuban Missile Crisis are behind us, the fear of nuclear war is not. Author and Professor, Doctor Paul Kengor, joins to set the stage for what happened in 1962. And enrollment boomed and so did test scores for many Catholic schools that kept their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston, Thomas Carroll, discusses his reaction to the National Assessment of Educational Progress and whether it came as a surprise. Meanwhile, a German court is leading the way in the fight to protect children from pornography. Internationally acclaimed counter-trafficking specialist from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Doctor Marcel Van Der Watt, joins to tell us about the law in Germany. Finally this evening, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, addressed the participants of AVSI, as it is celebrates its 50th anniversary with a meeting with influential figures in the field of cooperation. Managing Director at AVSI Humanitarian Foundation, Jackie Aldrette joins to tell us more about what Cardinal Parolin said.

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