- One of the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, Billy Graham,passed away at the age of 99 at his home in North Carolina, USA.
- He is credited for transforming American religious life through his preaching and activism.
- His leadership summits and crusades in more than 185 countries and territories forged powerful global links among conservative Christians, and threw a lifeline to believers in the communist-controlled Eastern bloc.
- He was dubbed ‘America’s pastor’, and was a confidant to US Presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
- In 1983, President Reagan gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honour.
