An Episcopal Church bishop who drew national attention for rebuking President Donald Trump in person during last year's inagural prayer service sermon plans to step down in 2028.

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC, who garnered national attention after she told US President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on the country's immigrants and LGBTQ+ ...

Get RNS’ thoughtful, essential religion reporting every morning. Sign up for free! WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, who shot to fame after urging President Donald Trump to have mercy on ...

Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen unveiled a resolution Thursday condemning left-wing Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon during the National Prayer Service that called for the protection of ...

Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, rocketed to fame when she urged President Donald Trump, who was sitting in the pews, to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ children.

(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde announced she will resign as leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, beginning a transition expected to conclude when her successor is consecrated in June 2028. Budde ...

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 the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jess Zoerb/Unsplash On January 21, 2025, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington stood at the pulpit of the National Cathedral the day ...

Ironically, the first woman to serve as Bishop of D.C. does not see herself as brave. “I have a few people in my life who are that adventuresome go-getter person, but that’s not who I am,” Bishop ...

Mariann Budde, who shot to fame after urging President Donald Trump to have mercy on immigrants and others, announced she plans to resign as head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. It sets in ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I’m going to do all that I can to both lead well in this period and to ensure that there’s as much wind in the sails of the future leader and the diocese going forward as is ...