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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families at a ...

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for ...

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and their families were in attendance at the prayer service on Tuesday.

Budde was raised in Morris County by a single mom and a congregation that valued hard work. "I didn't see myself as minister ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde instantly became a topic of national conversation after issuing a heartfelt plea directly to ...

President Donald Trump Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop who criticized his hardline policies on ...

"How could it not be politicized? We're in a hyperpolitical climate," Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said on ABC's "The ...

The Washington National Cathedral hosts the event, an interfaith service, on the morning after every inauguration dating back to 1933 as a sign of unity.

Budde said she regrets the angry reactions to her pointed request for Trump to show mercy, but added that she stands by her remarks.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde drew President Trump’s ire Wednesday morning after she used a National Catheral prayer service to issue a call for mercy against members of the LGBTQ and immigrant ...