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 ...

The Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered the sermon and ended with a direct plea to President Trump, who was seated in the front row. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde arrives as President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance look on during the Service of Prayer for the Nation Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose direct appeal to President Trump for mercy on behalf of immigrants and the L.G.B.T.Q. community made headlines on Tuesday, was also publicly critical of Mr. Trump ...

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

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 is a forceful champion of compassion, tolerance, generosity and humility. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 74°F. Thursday, July 3rd 2025 ...

Trump takes to social media and criticizes Budde. The bishop’s sermon drew reactions from Trump, his family, Vance and others, who may have perceived her words as a direct attack on the president.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde explains her pointed message to Pres. Trump at Tuesday's inaugural prayer service: "My responsibility yesterday morning was to reflect, to pray with the nation for unity." ...

It was not the first time she had made a public appeal to him. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, criticized the newly sworn-in president during his first term ...