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.
Humanitarian group to build field hospital in North Carolina
December 31, 2020 GMTLENOIR, N.C. (AP) — A humanitarian group is building a 30-bed field hospital to help treat COVID-19 patients in western North Carolina...
Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support
September 26, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people packed the National Mall in downtown Washington on Saturday to pray and show their support for President Donald Trump...
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...
Correction: Religion-Trump Evangelicals story
October 7, 2019 GMTGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — In a story Oct. 7 about the Rev. Franklin Graham's tour, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Donald Trump won the North Carolina county that includes Greenville in 2016...
Facebook apologizes to Franklin Graham for deleting HB2 post
January 1, 2019 GMTFacebook has apologized to evangelist Franklin Graham after temporarily banning him from the site due to a April 2016 post about North Carolina’s House Bill 2, known as "the bathroom bill."
The site banned the evangelist for 24 hours two years ago after he posted about Bruce Springsteen canceling a North Carolina concert because of the bill.
Unlikely visitor, Rev. Graham campaigns in liberal Berkeley
June 1, 2018 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Rev. Franklin Graham says he is coming to Berkeley in peace and in a longshot attempt to sway voters to support evangelical Christian candidates...
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.
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...