The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Reverend Mariann Budde’s inaugural prayer service sermon begging Donald Trumpto have “mercy” on groups he’s targeted has now officially come under fire by the House of Representatives. An official resolution was introduced on January 23 by the House in which they officially declared Budde’s speech via a resolution as “a display of political

If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.

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.

Let’s name the truth: Bishop Budde’s call for mercy was not an attack. It was a reminder. A reminder that leadership without mercy is tyranny. A reminder that the church’s foundation lies in caring for the “least of these.” A reminder that our faith demands responsibility for the vulnerable.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. Unlike almost everyone else in President Donald Trump’s orbit these days. And she has no plans to apologize for asking Trump to show mercy on the people he has terrorized in his first days back in power.

The bishop who publicly urged Donald Trump to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ people – and was dismissed as “a Radical Left hard line Trump hater” by the president – responded with an appearance,

A standing committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S A has expressed its support for Episcopal Church Bishop Mariann Budde, who rebuked President Donald Trump in a sermon last

Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde responded to President Donald Trump's criticism of comments she made during her sermon at the Washington National Cathedral.

"The people who are in danger are the people who fear for their lives and their livelihoods," Budde said in an interview. "That’s where the focus should be."

Jan. 22, 2025 -- "I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. And that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here.

There is a category of rhetoric technically known by the Greek word parrhesia, usually defined in English as “speaking truth to power.” The word conveys not only the right to speak truth to those who do not want to hear it but the duty to do so regardless of the cost.