Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ president
October 3, 2022 GMTFARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the first Saturday of fall, a sweating Bart Barber trekked across a weedy pasture in search of Bully Graham, the would-be patriarch of the rural Baptist pastor’s fledgling cattle herd.
Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transports
September 15, 2022 GMTAs Republican governors ramp up their high-profile transports of migrants to Democratic-run jurisdictions, the practice is getting a mixed reaction from Christian faith leaders — many of whom, especially evangelicals, have supported GOP candidates by large numbers in recent elections.
Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute
July 14, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a 5-foot-6 “force of nature'” in the battle of Iwo Jima and the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II.
2 dead after tractor-trailer hits car on I-85 in N. Carolina
November 25, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people were killed when a tractor-trailer carrying mail on Interstate 85 crashed into a car stuck in the middle of the roadway, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery at Mayo Clinic
November 9, 2021 GMTBOONE, N.C. (AP) — Evangelist Franklin Graham successfully underwent a specialized heart surgery on Monday to treat a condition which had developed in recent months, a spokesman said.
Mark Barber, a spokesman for North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse, said in a news release that Graham underwent the procedure at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Biden cancels Trump’s planned ‘Garden of American Heroes’
May 14, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor's planned “National Garden of American Heroes" and revoked former President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at social media companies' moderation policies and branding American foreign aid.
International evangelical pastor Luis Palau dies at 86
March 12, 2021 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luis Palau, an evangelical pastor who was born in Argentina and went on to work with Billy Graham before establishing his own powerhouse international ministry, died Thursday...
The Latest: Trump to establish ‘National Garden’ of heroes
July 6, 2020 GMTMOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's July Fourth celebration at Mount Rushmore (all times local):...
Evangelist who built global ministry dies in Atlanta at 74
May 19, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry that strives to defend Christianity on intellectual grounds, has died in Georgia...
Trump consults faith leaders on phased-in reopening
April 18, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump held a call with faith leaders on Friday that included discussion about a phased-in return to broader in-person worship after weeks of religious services largely shifting online in response to the coronavirus pandemic...
25 years ago, a prayer service gave hope to a shaken America
April 17, 2020 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Search-and-rescue workers came straight from the blast site, hard hats atop their heads and mud and grime on their boots...
Poll: White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy
January 2, 2020 GMTWhite evangelical Protestants stand noticeably apart from other religious people on abortion restrictions and LGBT discrimination protections, two of the most politically divisive issues at play in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll...
Evangelical magazine Christianity Today: Trump must go
December 20, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A major evangelical Christian magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham on Thursday published an editorial calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office...
Candidate: Woman reporter needs chaperone to cover him
July 10, 2019 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Republican candidate for Mississippi governor says he would not let a woman journalist follow him while campaigning unless she was accompanied by a male colleague — and now he's trying to raise campaign money based on that because he says the "liberal media" are attacking him...
Franklin Graham book shares lessons from ‘America’s Pastor’
May 4, 2018 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Before the 2016 elections, Billy Graham's son went to the evangelist's mountain home, seeking advice before a 50-state tour to pray with Christian voters...
Billy Graham remembered for humility at home and on crusades
March 3, 2018 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham's children remembered "America's Pastor" as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, living his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the Bible...
Billy Graham funeral: Evangelist’s children carry on crusade
March 2, 2018 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham's children remembered "America's Pastor" on Friday as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, living his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the Bible...
Trump-Graham power nexus flows through Franklin
March 2, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The preacher and the president, seated side-by-side in the lit-for-television Capitol Rotunda, leaned a few inches closer...
Trump-Graham power nexus flows through Franklin
March 2, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The preacher and the president, seated side-by-side in the lit-for-television Capitol Rotunda, leaned a few inches closer. The Rev. Franklin Graham whispered something to President Donald Trump, who listened as he kept his eyes on the pine casket at the center of the room.
AP Explains: Billy Graham’s rare honor at US Capitol
February 28, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress reserved one of the nation's greatest distinctions for the Rev. Billy Graham, selecting him to lie in honor in the U...
Graham praised by Trump, politicians as ‘America’s pastor’
February 28, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The president gently touched the bare wood of Billy Graham's casket. The speaker of the House bowed his head...
Rev. Billy Graham becomes the fourth civilian to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol
February 28, 2018 GMTThe Rev. Billy Graham became the fourth civilian to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and was received by President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and other lawmakers.
The Graham family was also in attendance as the casket was brought inside the rotunda.
Thousands pay their respects to the Rev. Billy Graham
February 26, 2018 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of people from all walks of life — including a former president — filed slowly past the casket of the Rev...
The Latest: Obama not planning to attend Graham memorial
February 26, 2018 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on those paying respects to the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte (all times local):...
Billy Graham mourned as body taken to his namesake library
February 25, 2018 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Admirers took photos on their phones, fire trucks parked on freeway overpasses and police officers saluted as a motorcade carrying the body of the Rev...
Billy Graham had pride and regret on civil rights issues
February 25, 2018 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham was single-minded when he preached about God, prefacing sermon points with the phrase "The Bible says ...
Correction: Obit-Billy Graham story
February 23, 2018 GMTMONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — In a story Feb. 22 about the burial of Billy Graham, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Graham will be buried at the headquarters of his association in Charlotte. The burial will take place at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, a separate location...
US may never see another spiritual leader like Billy Graham
February 22, 2018 GMTMONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — In the wake of the Rev. Billy Graham's death, religion scholars say this much is clear: There will never be another American spiritual leader with his reach and influence.
The evangelical movement that Graham helped solidify and embodied for much of the second half of the 20th century has splintered.
For decades Graham offered counsel and comfort to presidents
February 22, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — He was rebuffed, then embraced, by Harry Truman. Confided in — and deeply hurt by — Richard Nixon. A source of reassurance for George H.W. Bush on the eve of war. The spark that finally turned George W...
Rev. Billy Graham, known as ‘America’s Pastor,’ dies at 99
February 22, 2018 GMTMONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99...