# Franklin Graham calls on America to ‘turn back’ to God 25 years after 9/11: ‘We still need His help today’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/franklin-graham-calls-on-america-to-turn-back-to-god-25-years-after-9-11-we-still-need-his-help-today/
- Published: 2026-09-11T13:15:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-11T19:19:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/franklin-graham-calls-america-turn-back-god-25-years-after-911-still-need-his-help-today
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Franklin Graham urges Americans to "turn back" to God 25 years after 9/11.
- Cites father Billy Graham's 2001 call for divine help amid "new" warfare.
- New BGEA film features survivors' faith stories, including Guzman-McMillan's rescue.

## Summary

Rev. Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, has urged Americans to "turn back" to God as the nation marks 25 years since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. In a Fox News Digital interview, Graham recalled the "tremendous amount of pain" he witnessed at Ground Zero and said his prayer is that the country will rediscover the reliance on faith seen in the attacks' aftermath, when churches filled and people gathered publicly to pray. He also cited his late father Billy Graham's 2001 address at Washington National Cathedral, in which the evangelist told the nation it was engaged in "a new kind of warfare" and needed "the help of the Spirit of God" — a message Franklin Graham said remains just as necessary today.

The appeal coincides with a new 30-minute BGEA programme, "A Day That Changed Our Lives Forever," hosted by Graham, which features survivors describing how the attacks reshaped their faith. Among them is Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the last person pulled alive from the World Trade Center rubble after 27 hours trapped beneath the debris, who says she cried out to God and was comforted by a mysterious figure named Paul whom she believes was an angel before rescuers reached her. The special also recounts the story of Sujo John, who worked in the North Tower while his pregnant wife was in the South Tower, and who feared she had died before receiving a phone call confirming she had survived.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Franklin Graham calls on America to ‘turn back’ to God 25 years after 9/11: ‘We still need His help today’](https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/franklin-graham-calls-america-turn-back-god-25-years-after-911-still-need-his-help-today)
- [National Review: Why We Need to Remember 9/11](https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/why-we-need-to-remember-9-11/)
- [The Hill: America looks back on 25 years since 9/11](https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6083803-usa-reflects-25-year-anniversary-september-11-terrorist-attacks/)
- [The Hill: In the shadow of the towers: 25 years of post-9/11 America ](https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/6079688-post-911-civil-rights-legislation/)

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