When Bishop Mariann Budde appealed directly to President Donald Trump last week for empathy towards those he maligns, she had no idea that she’d soon be the latest woman he’d call “nasty ...

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a powerful and compassionate sermon at a national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. While President Donald Trump and ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time ...

Budde, 65, is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she has held since 2011. She oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 members.

The morning after the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., put him on notice: “In the name of our God, I ask you to ...

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci ...