On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: The Pentagon recently said it will use taxpayer dollars to help pay for current service members and their families to travel for abortions. With the current Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaving his position for a new job, President Joe Biden spoke highly of his pick to fill the vacant position, that must first be confirmed by lawmakers. Meanwhile, a new study reveals masks used to prevent respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 made no difference whatsoever. Psychiatrist and author, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, joins to share his thoughts on these findings. And he is called "the father of modern genetics" and he's also on the path to sainthood; Catholic physician and scientist, Venerable Dr. Jerome Lejeune was the first to pinpoint the cause of down syndrome. Mark Bradford, this year's Jerome Lejeune Fellow for Word on Fire Institute, joins to talk more about Dr. Lejeune. The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas hosted a conference where experts focused on the challenges faced by Jews and Catholics since the end of Vatican II in the 1960s. Associate Professor of Theology at Saint Leo University in Florida, Dr. Matthew Tapie, joins to tell us a little more about the conference. Finally this evening, the Catholic app "Hallow" now hovers around the number 4 overall slot on Apple's "top free apps list." CEO and cofounder of Hallow, Alex Jones, joins to share what is behind the app's popularity.

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