It had been 12 days since the Episcopal bishop of Washington pleaded with President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on ...

A reminder that leadership without mercy is tyranny. A reminder that the church’s foundation lies in caring for the “least of ...

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has broken her silence after pleading with Donald Trump to show Christian mercy to immigrants and members of the LGBT+ community. Bishop Budde said she wanted ...

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 ...

Bishop Mariann Budde asked President Trump to show mercy on marginalized groups, like immigrants and LGBT. Her words didn't go unnoticed.

On Jan. 20, 2025, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., did what a member of the Christian ...