Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington — best known for publicly confronting Donald Trump — delivered a stirring ...

Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, is a prominent religious leader who advocates for social justice ...

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde said she is “not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” a plea she made to President Donald Trump from the Canterbury pulpit on Tuesday.

Budde, 65, is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she has held since 2011. She oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 members.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, has defended her decision to deliver a bold and compassionate sermon directly addressing Trump during a prayer service at Washington ...