When her mother died late last year, Episcopal bishop Mariann Edgar Budde described her as “a woman of deep faith and courage ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Donald Trump’s language and conduct for years.

The Rev. Mariann Budde did what she was supposed to do: Preached the Gospel. Readers respond to the Right Rev. Mariann Budde’s message to President Donald Trump at Washington National Cathedral.

Bishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for "mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now." ...

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 ...

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

Who is Mariann Edgar Budde? The Washington bishop made a public plea to Trump in his inauguration service – and he later called her a ‘radical left hard line Trump hater’ ...

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

Budde felt some of that pushback when she processed down the aisle of the cathedral after the ... Exhibit A is Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde, who led the National Prayer at Washington Cathedral.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (left) arrives as President Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ...

At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ+ children.

Claim: Bishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for ...