Shows / KCIS Newsmakers
KCIS Newsmakers
Featuring Keith Black. A news program looking at the top stories and other issues of concern to the church locally, nationally and internationally.
Episodes
- KCIS Newsmakers
Newsmakers, Thursday, April 16, 2026
Pope sharply comments on world leaders...new report on China's pressure on underground Catholic church...and new Gallup poll on religious importance in the U.S.
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, April 15, 2026
V-P JD Vance responds to Pope Leo...the Pope doubles down on peace and unity...and Oregon judge rules in favor of pro-life group.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Trump and Pope Leo update...Trump to attend TPUSA event...and Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against pro-life activists.
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Newsmakers, Monday, April 13, 2026
President Trump and Pope Leo criticize each other...Trump responds to AI image some say depicts him as Jesus...and the Pope visits Algeria.
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Newsmakers, Friday, April 10, 2026
Ceasefire allowing worshipers back to key religious sites in Jerusalem...French President meeting with Pope....Pentagon disputes report of meeting with Vatican…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, April 9, 2026
President Trump expressing optimism for Iran peace deal...Louisiana attempt to ban abortion pill put on hold...and the cost to raise a child in the U-S now…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Pope reacts or Iran ceasefire...Florida governor signs bill targeting "Sharia Law"...and British pastor charged with manslaughter in baptism death.
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Newsmakers, Thursday, April 2, 2026
Presidential spiritual advisor compares Trump and Jesus...judge rules on Arkansas Ten Commandments monument...and lawsuit filed by Texas woman arrested for…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Security measures in place at many synagouges in New York City and elsewhere for Passover...judge orders Penn to turn over records about Jewish employees on…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Supreme Court rules on "conversion therapy" for minors...NBA player out of a job for speaking out about Pride Night...and founder of Texas megachurch released…
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Newsmakers, Monday, March 30, 2026
Private Palm Sunday Mass prevented in Jerusalem...Pope speaks out on peace in Middle East during Palm Sunday message...and U-S Justice Department files suit…
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Newsmakers, Friday, March 27, 2026
Security at New York City synagogues ramping up for Passover...Harvard antisemitism lawsuit pushback...and anti-communist lessons potentially coming to…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, March 26, 2026
Transgender athletes being banned from the Olympics...Idaho considering bill on transgender use of bathrooms at private businesses....and Secretary of War Pete…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Verdicts in two social media trials...increase in young adults seeking abortion pills...a changes to the U-S military's Chaplain Corps.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, March 24, 2026
FTC investigating company over news site ratings...and new survey says getting pills through telehealth is most common way for women in states with abortion…
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Newsmakers, Monday, March 23, 2026
Georgia women facing murder charge for abortion...three new abortion-related laws passed in South Dakota ...and federal charges dropped against a defendant in…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, March 18, 2026
California suing one of its own public school districts over antisemtism complaints...transgender athletes in girls sports on the ballot in Maine...and head of…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, March 17, 2026
New York City's mayor criticized for meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders...mistrial in Vatican's "trial of the century"...and federal judge blocks Arkansas…
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Newsmakers, Monday, March 16, 2026
Shrapnel hits Jerusalem's Old City...Pope Leo calls for ceasfire in Middle East...and explosion outside Jewish school in Amsterdam.
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Newsmakers, Thursday, March 12, 2026
Alleged attack on Detroit-area synagogue...Senegal approves toughend homosexuality bill...and L-A county worker sues over pride month requirements.
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Pope prays for the Middle East...U-S House Speaker reacts to Muslim comments by two memebers...and man charged with terrorizing Kentucky church.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Shooting near Baltimore synagogue...last group of resident's of Christian Lebanese border village evacuate...and South Dakota and New York company agree to…
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Newsmakers, Monday, March 9, 2026
Department of Justice charges "alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists" in attempted boming in New York City...and highlights from new "2026 State of Church…
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Newsmakers, Friday, March 6, 2026
Iran war in day seven...Islamic militants reportedly take more than 300 people hostage today in northeastern Nigeria...and Vancouver, B-C Christian charity…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, March 5, 2026
Vatican criticizes U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran...Secretary Hegseth tells delegates from Latin Amiercan countries their shared Christian heritage is at…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Explosions heard over Jerusaelm....nearly 3 dozen Floridians evacuated from Israel by private group...and Tim Tebow testifies before a U-S Senate Subcommittee.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Military watchdog group says some U.S. service members report being told Iran war is part of "God's divine plan"...Washington State Attorney General's Office…
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Newsmakers, Monday, March 2, 2026
Missiles seen over Jerusalem...response by Christian leaders to airstrikes in the Middle East...and police continue to investigate deadly rampage in Austin…
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Newsmakers, Friday, February 27, 2026
30 more people indicted over a protest at a Minnesota church...EEOC says federal government can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms aligned with…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, February 26, 2026
St. Paul, Minnesota, church congregant suing ICE protesters and journalists...Alabama House passes bill on intentional disruption of a church service...and…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Trump on gender transition..Maryland school district ordered to pay parents over LGBT instruction...and Louisiana and Texas lawsuits involving abortion pills.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Prosecutor in trial of Charlie Kirk's accussed killer allowed to stay on the case...Tennesse lawmakers considering more pro-life laws...and South Dakota…
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Newsmakers, Monday, February 23, 2026
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's comments on Israel and the Middle East...Fifth Circuit Court ruling on posting the Ten Commandments in Louisiana…
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Newsmakers, Friday, February 20, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at National Religious Broadcasters Convention...NRB calls on global Christian communty to prayer for Iran...and…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, February 19, 2026
Two new pleas in Minnesota Church protest...President Trump says he's received pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments...and Meta's CEO takes…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Over 20 states backing Louisiana lawsuit over abortion pills...Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of "Bathroom Bill"...and the Vatican says it will not…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Explosion at Upstate New York church...Rev. Jesse Jackson dead at 84...and two more Christian converts killed in Iran.
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Newsmakers, Monday, February 16, 2026
Nigeria says about 100 U.S. troops have arrived to help train soldiers in fight against Islamic militants and other armed groups...court appearance for man…
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Newsmakers, Friday, February 13, 2026
Former CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guility in protest inside St. Paul, Minnesota, church...lawsuit filed against Calvin University by former professor fired…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, February 12, 2026
Father of Canadian student killed in school shooting 3 decades ago shares on forgiveness...hospital in San Diego ordered to resume "gender affirming-care" for…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Mass shooting in British Columbia...Texas woman tyring to file suit over gender transition...and pushback in Los Angeles social meeting case.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, February 10, 2026
A top Israeli official calls the government's latest West Bank measures "de facto sovereignty"...a landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting…
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Newsmakers, Monday, February 9, 2026
Super Bowl halftime shows garner massive attention...two missionary pilots killed in Haiti plane crash..and arguments set to begin in landmark social media…
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Newsmakers, Friday, February 6, 2026
Pakistan mosque bombing...Louisiana suing California governor over abortion pill...and Pope Leo marks start of the Olympic Winter Games.
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Newsmakers, Thursday, February 5, 2026
Recently abducted Nigerian Christians have been released...President Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast...and Vice President Vance heading to…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Another deadly attack in Nigeria...and the 2026 Winter Olympics expected to be the last with trans athletes.
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Don Lemon speaks out on his arrest...a bill on interrupting religious proceedings is moving forward in South Dakota...and L-A pastor responds to ICE coducting…
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Newsmakers, Monday, February 2, 2026
Additional arrests in Minnesota church disruption case...San Diego hospital sued by California for shutting down "gender-affirming" care program for…
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Newsmakers, Friday, January 30, 2026
Don Lemon charged in Minnesota church protest...new poll says portrayals of religion in American TV and movies are not turning away viewers...and the West…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, January 29, 2026
Arrest made after car repeatedly crashes into New York City synagogue...Kansas legislature approves "bathroom bill"...and the Grotto of the Nativity in…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Tacoma children's hospital is closing its gender clinic...coalition of conservative organizations launch campaign to overturn nationwide same-sex marriage…
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Newsmakers, Tuuesday, January 27, 2026
Texas sues Delaware nurse-practitioner for shipping abortion pills into the state...today is International Holocaust Remebrance Day...and a new report shows…
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Newsmakers, Monday, January 26, 2026
Washington State Senate to take public testimony on abortion savings program...South Dakota governor backs religious freedom bill...and Israel recovers remains…
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Newsmakers, Friday, January 23, 2026
March Life held today in Washington, D-C...fetal tissue research no longer funded by the National Insistutes of Health...another arrest in Minnesota church…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Leaders of Minnesota church invaded by protestors seeking legal advice...divisions emerging over President Trump's "Board of Peace"...and new survey shows…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Reaction to Sunday's protest at Minnesota church service...over worshippers reportedly kidnapped SUnday from three Nigerian churches...and three prominent…
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Newsmakers, Friday, January 16, 2025
A new hearing in the Charlie Kirk assissination case...one person arrested for allegedly hindering a murer investigation outside a Salt Lake Ciry LDS meeing…
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Newsmakers, Thursday, January 15, 2026
California won't extradite doctor to Louisiana for allegedly mailing abortion pills...Florida House looking to add civil protjections to unborn children...and…
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Newsmakers, Wednesday,January 14, 2026
Christian Employers group praises EEOC decision...Calfornia doctor under indictment and accused of shipping abortion pills to Louisiana...and Open Doors…
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Newsmakers, Tuesday, January 13, 2026
U-S Supreme Court hears cases on states barring transgender athletes from playing on school girl's and women's athletic teams...suspect in attack on…