Billy Graham speaking in 2005. Graham died around 8am on Wednesday (local time) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. "He was probably the dominant religious leader of his era," said William Martin, author of "A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story." President Donald Trump said on Twitter: "The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. Billy Graham preaches the Gospel to thousands of believers during a meeting at Bercy's Stadium in Paris as part of a worldwide crusade in September 1986.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2018 19:30 UTC