KCIS Newsmakers Weekend

Pope Leo speaks to young people at stadium Mass in Cameroon...President Trump says has nothing against the Pope...and closing arguments in case before the B-C Supreme Court today on "medical assistance in dying".

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.

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.

Trump and Pope Leo update...Trump to attend TPUSA event...and Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against pro-life activists.

President Trump and Pope Leo criticize each other...Trump responds to AI image some say depicts him as Jesus...and the Pope visits Algeria.

Ceasefire allowing worshipers back to key religious sites in Jerusalem...French President meeting with Pope....Pentagon disputes report of meeting with Vatican ambassador...and response to Easter email by U.S. Agriculture Secretary.

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 above 300-thousand dollars.

Pope reacts or Iran ceasefire...Florida governor signs bill targeting "Sharia Law"...and British pastor charged with manslaughter in baptism death.

Presidential spiritual advisor compares Trump and Jesus...judge rules on Arkansas Ten Commandments monument...and lawsuit filed by Texas woman arrested for having an abortion is dismissed.

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 campus...and Montana Supreme Court decision on abortion clinic restrictions.

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 after six months in jail for sex abuse.

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 against Minnesota agency's over alleged Title IX violations.

Security at New York City synagogues ramping up for Passover...Harvard antisemitism lawsuit pushback...and anti-communist lessons potentially coming to Tennessee schools.

Transgender athletes being banned from the Olympics...Idaho considering bill on transgender use of bathrooms at private businesses....and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the conflict with Iran began.

Verdicts in two social media trials...increase in young adults seeking abortion pills...a changes to the U-S military's Chaplain Corps.

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 bans to obtain them.

Georgia women facing murder charge for abortion...three new abortion-related laws passed in South Dakota ...and federal charges dropped against a defendant in the Minnesota church protest.

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 marriage miinistry talks about divorce trends in the U-S.

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 Ten Commandments law.

Shrapnel hits Jerusalem's Old City...Pope Leo calls for ceasfire in Middle East...and explosion outside Jewish school in Amsterdam.

Alleged attack on Detroit-area synagogue...Senegal approves toughend homosexuality bill...and L-A county worker sues over pride month requirements.

Pope prays for the Middle East...U-S House Speaker reacts to Muslim comments by two memebers...and man charged with terrorizing Kentucky church.

Shooting near Baltimore synagogue...last group of resident's of Christian Lebanese border village evacuate...and South Dakota and New York company agree to settle abortion pill cases.

Department of Justice charges "alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists" in attempted boming in New York City...and highlights from new "2026 State of Church Technology" report.

Iran war in day seven...Islamic militants reportedly take more than 300 people hostage today in northeastern Nigeria...and Vancouver, B-C Christian charity files constitutional challenger over its charitable status.

Vatican criticizes U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran...Secretary Hegseth tells delegates from Latin Amiercan countries their shared Christian heritage is at stake...and Texas judge declines to shut down Christian camp.

Explosions heard over Jerusaelm....nearly 3 dozen Floridians evacuated from Israel by private group...and Tim Tebow testifies before a U-S Senate Subcommittee.

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 can now investigate whether the Catholic Church used charitable funds to cover up sex abuse allegations...and the U-S Supreme Court blocks California from limiting when schools can inform parents if a student identifies as transgender.

Missiles seen over Jerusalem...response by Christian leaders to airstrikes in the Middle East...and police continue to investigate deadly rampage in Austin, Texas.

30 more people indicted over a protest at a Minnesota church...EEOC says federal government can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity,..and Scouting America agrees to make policy changes to maintain military support.

St. Paul, Minnesota, church congregant suing ICE protesters and journalists...Alabama House passes bill on intentional disruption of a church service...and Kansas invalidates hundreds of drivers licenses over gender classifcation...

Trump on gender transition..Maryland school district ordered to pay parents over LGBT instruction...and Louisiana and Texas lawsuits involving abortion pills.

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 lawmakers advancing bill to provide exceptions to the state's abortion rule.

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 public school classrooms...and Souh Dakota court allows state lawsuit against New York company over its abortion pill ads.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at National Religious Broadcasters Convention...NRB calls on global Christian communty to prayer for Iran...and controversy in Texas over new private school voucher program.

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 stand in social media trial.

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 participate in President Trump's "Board of Peace".

Explosion at Upstate New York church...Rev. Jesse Jackson dead at 84...and two more Christian converts killed in Iran.

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 accused in Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish festival shooting...and Israel begins process critics say can shift large areas of the West Bank into state control.

Former CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guility in protest inside St. Paul, Minnesota, church...lawsuit filed against Calvin University by former professor fired for officiating same-sex wedding...and head of Instagram testifies in landmark social media trial.

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 children for now...and New York court dismisses abortion ad case from South Dakota.

Mass shooting in British Columbia...Texas woman tyring to file suit over gender transition...and pushback in Los Angeles social meeting case.