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

Trump was outraged by Budde’s remarks, and predictably so: Those vested with an abundance of worldly power should find the radical Christian message of mercy hard to hear, because it demands ...

Rev. Marianne Budde’s sermon the day after Donald Trump's inauguration was courageous and in line with Christian tradition, but it was not Christian.

Editor's Note: The recent prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral drew controversy when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde asked President Donald Trump to show mercy on marginalized groups ...

Former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson called the Episcopal Church an "angry, hateful organization" that is ...

Budde is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she’s held since 2011. As bishop, she oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 ...

Bishop Budde’s ‘woke’ sermon wasn’t an ambush – it was a reminder of basic Christian values - COMMENT: The very fact that Trump and the right have reacted so badly over Bishop Budde’s ...

Budde, then aged 52, had been elected the ninth bishop of the diocese in June of that year, having previously served as the rector for St. John’s Episcopal Church of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Several of Trump’s evangelical Christian supporters condemned Budde, with the Rev. Franklin Graham dismissing the cathedral as having been “taken over by gay activists” on a podcast and ...