While much like the American public, the religious community is politically diverse: the longstanding norm of separating church and state ... Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him ...

The National Cathedral, an Episcopal Church, has hosted the prayer service the day after the presidential inauguration since 1933, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn-in. This year's service ...

President Donald Trump demanded an apology from the Episcopal Church on Tuesday after Washington Bishop Mariann Budde made pointed remarks toward him during a national prayer service. During the ...

The Washington, D.C., pastor who delivered a liberal sermon during a church service attended by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance is facing fierce backlash from fellow pastors, as ...

President Trump salutes as he attends the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral with (L-R) first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance on Jan. 21 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Episcopal bishop of Washington used the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral ...

6. She was “ outraged ” in 2020 after Trump staged an appearance in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. He held up a Bible after the area had been cleared of peaceful protesters.

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde speaks the message of inclusion and mercy at the Presidential Prayer Service. Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde speaks the message of inclusion and mercy at the ...

Before moving to Washington, she spent nearly two decades as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She is an alumna of the University of Rochester in upstate New York ...

Budde is no stranger to tangling with Trump. When in his first term he took a photo op in front of St. John’s Church near the White House, the Episcopal bishop took him to task publicly. The ...

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance attended St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square near the White House on Monday morning with only hours to go before they ...