Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde requested Donald Trump to show kindness to LGBTQ children and undocumented immigrants who are ...

In the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington asked President ...

21, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Budde defended her sermon against Trump's criticism, telling ABC's "The View" on Wednesday that she sought to create "unity" and to "counter the narrative ...

It had been 12 days since the Episcopal bishop of Washington pleaded with President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on ...

Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde responded to President Donald Trump's criticism of comments she made during her sermon at the Washington National Cathedral.

After Trump's disastrous first week in office, people flocked to the Washington National Cathedral to show support for Bishop ...

Washington, D.C., pastor Mariann Edgar Budde is facing condemnation from critics for delivering a left-leaning sermon during ...

The cathedral not only hosted the service, but also agreed to terms set by Trump, such as the choice of preacher and not to include a sermon. Budde acknowledged that some people felt agreeing to ...

Budde - who went viral after rebuking Trump at Tuesday's inaugural sermon - said she gave the controversial speech because of how Trump portrayed transgender children and illegal immigrants 'in ...

You could have given a generic, innocuous sermon that didn’t speak to Trump directly and didn’t call him out specifically. But you chose to take that leap. Why? What was that decision process ...