Essay: Prosecuting a president is divisive and sometimes destabilising – here’s why many countries do it anyway
US political scientists VICTOR MENALDO, JAMES D LONG and MORGAN WACK examine – in an article first published on The Conversation – look at what history shows when a country prosecutes current or former top officials…
Popes and presidents: A look back at the history of US presidential visits to the Vatican
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, looks at the history of meetings between popes and US presidents…
Franklin Graham on impeachment: “Our country could begin to unravel”
RNS Evangelist Franklin Graham issued a dire warning about the fate of the United States, should the presidential impeachment inquiry started by the US House lead to President Donald Trump’s ouster. “Our country could begin to unravel if an elected president is thrown out of office because of lies and the media,” said Graham, president […]
THE INTERVIEW: BILLY GRAHAM BIOGRAPHER WILLIAM MARTIN
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Billy Graham biographer William Martin following the preacher’s death this week about the evangelist’s legacy, and why there won’t be a next Billy Graham…
BILLY GRAHAM AT 99: HE KEPT THE FAITH AND (MOSTLY) DROPPED THE POLITICS
World-renowned evangelist Billy Graham turned 99 on Tuesday. Religion News Service looks back at how he grappled with his role in advocating for the Gospel and his, at times, uneasy relationship with the world of politics…