Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who made waves this week for asking President Trump to “have mercy” on LGBTQ children and ...

Bishop Mariann E. Budde, of the Episcopal Church, pleaded to Donald Trump to have "mercy" on immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

It was a pretty mild sermon,” Budde said. “It certainly wasn't a fire and brimstone sermon. It was as respectful and as universal as I could." ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in an interview late Wednesday defended the recent plea for mercy she made to President Trump that ...

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

A bishop who pleaded with U.S. president Donald Trump to have mercy on marginalized Americans has said she will not apologize after Trump lashed out at her on social media.

The clergy's job is to challenge, to ruffle and to advocate for basic humanity, writes the founder and director of a center for progressive Jewish text study ...

Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who prayed for mercy, has been shown none by Trump and the Christians who follow him. Where are their values?

When Donald Trump sat down Tuesday beneath the exquisite stained-glass windows of the National Cathedral, he likely expected a sermon that would reflect his earthly glory back to him: something about ...

Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show Wednesday evening to reflect on her sermon at Tuesday’s National Prayer Service. Delivered at Washington ...

Mariann Edgar Budde serves in the Episcopal Church, which affirms the LGBTQ community. The Catholic Church does not allow women to serve as bishops.

Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to ...