Newsmakers

"I was praising God." That's how pro-life activist Bevelyn Williams reacted when she learned she would be pardoned by President Donald Trump. Williams, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for an alleged violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act), has gone viral in recent days after video footage showed her exiting prison and greeting her 2-year-old child and husband...

An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of a criminal charge surrounding a fire code violation amid his ongoing battle to help the homeless. Pastor Chris Avell of Dad’s Place Church in Bryan, Ohio, has been locked in a year-long battle with authorities and city officials — a dispute that took a turn last week. Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show each week on CBN News Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" T...

Stelio Savante joins Billy Hallowell to discuss "Between Borders," a film about a family on a mission for freedom. The description reads, "The incredible true story of an Armenian family forced to flee their home during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and embark on a journey to find a community to call their own." Listen to Savante share the details — as well as the powerful lessons he's learned...

Actress Jen Lilley is a passionate advocate for adoption and foster care who recently shared her powerful and multifaceted journey with CBN News. "The journey for me started as a child," Lilley said. "My parents were kind of what I call unofficial foster parents. My dad was a judge and my mom was a director of a women and children's charity."   Because of these roles, the family couldn't legally f...

A persecution watchdog has released a new report that aims to fill a "gap" when it comes to fully reporting on the Christian persecution raging across the globe. "We found was there needed to be a report that was based entirely on well verified, carefully reviewed sources," Isaac Six, senior director of advocacy for Global Christian Relief (GCF), told CBN News. "These are public sources that are i...

Is part of America's massive mental health malaise actually rooted in a spiritual crisis? That's what Dr. George Barna, co-founder and director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, is arguing, noting that some people seeking medication and counseling are actually "treating the wrong problem."   "We're in a situation where the best estimates [are] that we hav...

As wildfires continue to rage, some have claimed the California inferno should be interpreted as God's judgment — while others have fervently pushed back on such a notion. Pastor Shane Idleman discusses the issue and shares his take on both arguments. Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show each week on CBN News Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show on CBN's YouTube channel Download the free CBN New...

On today's Newsmakers: Meta changes course, Christian persecution reports, and a mother's grief. Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show each week on CBN News Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show on CBN's YouTube channel Download the free CBN News App

A popular retelling of the Bible in comic book form just hit a major milestone, selling more than 3 million copies in the U.S. "The Action Bible," which was first released in 2010, continues to dominate the Amazon bookselling charts, remaining in the top 100 among all books. Brock Eastman, senior director of The Action Bible brand at David C. Cook, said he believes the project’s success is rooted...

CBN's Billy Hallowell caught up with Skillet singer John Cooper to talk about a wide range of topics, including what he sees as the ills plaguing America and the solutions to them.  Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show each week on CBN News Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show on CBN's YouTube channel Download the free CBN News App

Matthew Barnett, pastor and CEO of the Dream Center in Los Angeles, California, is seeing incredible spiritual hunger in the wake of devastating California wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Barnett, whose organization is feeding and housing those impacted by the inferno, told CBN News he has seen a massive outpouring of resources and volunteer...

Actor Stelio Savante said he was left "seething" after seeing how some California leaders reacted to deadly wildfires that have been ripping through the Los Angeles area. "[It has been] awful, unfathomable, unrecognizable," Savante said of the dire situation on the ground. "I have friends who've lost homes that they built with their children growing up in them that have burned to the ground. So ma...

Cathy Tenedorio is living a mother's worst nightmare after her son, Matthew, was killed during the New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans. "He just was a happy kid," Tenedorio told CBN News of her son, reflecting on his attributes as a child and adult. "He was very expressive. He was very particular [and] meticulous." She continued, "He was just a wonderful, wonderful person." Tenedorio and h...

As "apocalyptic" sights and sounds continue to take form in California amid ongoing fires, Pastors Steve Wilburn and his son Brentten Wilburn of Core Church LA have been on the ground helping people who have lost everything. The father and son have also been stopping to pray with the victims — and the results have been powerful. Listen to them share the full impact of the fires — and what they're...

Social media giant Meta shocked the tech industry Tuesday by announcing the company will be taking steps to "restore free expression" on its social media platforms, including Facebook. "After Trump first got elected in 2016, the legacy media wrote nonstop about how misinformation was a threat to democracy," Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a video statement, claiming his company tried...

What are you getting wrong about Jesus and the Bible? Pastor Jesse Bradley breaks it all down on today's "Newsmakers" podcast. Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show each week on CBN News Watch the weekly "Newsmakers" TV show on CBN's YouTube channel Download the free CBN News App

With the New Orleans terror attack shocking the nation and world, theological questions about evil and related issues naturally emerge. Shane Idleman, lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Southern California, joined CBN News this week to discuss the problem of evil — and to offer guidance to Christians about how to discuss the tragic terror assault that left at least 14 dead and countle...

The founder of a Christian organization that provides kids with religious instruction during the public school day is responding to Satanists' attempts to offer their own alternative programming to children. Joel Penton, founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy and author of the book, "During School Hours: WHY and HOW LifeWise Academy is Reinstalling Religious Education into the Public School Day," tol...

An Israeli entrepreneur on a mission to highlight biblical artifacts has brought his "treasures from the Holy Land" to America. Oded Golan's "Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land" experience opened Dec. 3 at Atlanta's Pullman Yards, with hundreds of ancient artifacts surrounding the New Testament on display. "We are bringing [a] once-in-a-lifetime experience to peop...

John Greco, author of "Rediscovering Christmas: A Twelve-Day Journey to the Manger" is on a mission to help people understand the powerful details in the biblical Christmas story.  In the book, Greco puts the nativity story in chronological order to help people understand the proper order of events — a quest that he said helps people "discover a bunch of really cool things" they might otherwise mi...

How can reading the Old and New Testaments help us see biblical truth — and prophecy fulfilled? Candace Cameron Bure joins "Newsmakers" to discuss Christmas, her new films, and how reading through the Bible has transformed everything. -- Welcome to "The Newsmakers Podcast," a show where we go behind the headlines each day to bring you interviews with pastors, entertainers, politicians, and other n...

Judith MacNutt, founder of Christian Healing Ministries, an organization dedicated to healing prayer, is on a mission to help people find hope — and spiritual recovery. MacNutt, co-author of “Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Guide to Freedom from the Demonic Realm” alongside her late husband Francis MacNutt, grew up in a Christian home with a mother who believed wholeheartedly in healing. “When I...

We're re-airing one of our favorite "Newsmakers" podcast episodes: Actor and Comedian Rob Schneider recently offered a powerful -- and public -- message of forgiveness. He explains why he's now embracing faith, God, and forgiveness. Plus: hear about some of his new projects on this episode of the "Newsmakers Podcast" with Billy Hallowell. -- Welcome to "The Newsmakers Podcast," a show where we go...

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Actor Carlos PenaVega has been busily making music and movies, with his latest project — alongside wife Alexa PenaVega — hitting Great American Family on Dec. 14. The film, "Get Him Back for Christmas" offers a touching romantic story. But the movie also delivers deeper themes about doing good, caring for others, and being inspired by true kindness. PenaVega discusses the film on today's "Newsmake...