The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who built one of the nation's biggest broadcast ministries in the 1980s from his Baton Rouge ...

The Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism had been in critical condition at a Louisiana hospital after suffering ...

In a tearful 1988 sermon, he wept and apologized, telling parishioners across the nation, "I have sinned against you." ...

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Famous televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90. There seems to be controversy regarding Swaggart's past. See reactions here.

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Family and church leaders say the 90-year-old televangelist went into cardiac arrest Sunday. His condition remains critical.

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BATON ROUGE, La. ( WGMB) — The Reverend Jimmy Swaggart has died after a lengthy stay in the hospital. He was 90. The announcement of his death was made via social media on Tuesday, just weeks after he ...