MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE: In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde joined NPR's All Things Considered on Wednesday to discuss her hope President Trump's new administration would show compassion toward vulnerable communities following a ...

Episcopal Church Bishop Mariann Budde preached a message of unity and urged President Donald Trump to show “mercy” during a Jan. 21, interfaith service.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivers a sermon during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday marks Trump’s first full day of ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration Tuesday, which went ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who asked that President Trump “have mercy” on LGBTQ children and immigrants during a prayer service he attended in January, says she hopes Pride Month celebrations this ...

The end of the Right Rev. Mariann Budde’s sermon, which was directed at President Donald Trump, carried me back to my days of living in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde said she is “not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” a plea she made to President Donald Trump from the Canterbury pulpit on Tuesday. “It was ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, has defended her decision to deliver a bold and compassionate sermon directly addressing Trump during a prayer service at Washington ...