Far from a 'lecture,' the Rev. Mariann Budde’s sermon to the new White House administration was precisely the kind of gentle ...

I can't believe a so-called 'bishop' would stand up in church and ask President Trump to engage in some weird liberal ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. Unlike almost everyone else in President Donald Trump’s ...

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

It took a woman — small of stature — to stand tall against a domineering bigot and say what church leaders of all religions ...

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

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

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." ...

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

President Trump and Republicans this week slammed a plea for “mercy” by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde during a Tuesday morning prayer service, calling it unjustified and inappropriate.

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 Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to ...