But on the first full day of his second term, Trump attended a national prayer service in Washington, D.C., where he sat and listened to the bishop of the local Episcopal Diocese. As my MSNBC ...

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 ...

Trump called the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater” who is “not very good at her job.” He said she “brought her church into the ...

She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart,” Trump wrote about Budde in a Truth Social post. He told reporters ...

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 ...

In a prayer service on Tuesday for the new president at the National Cathedral, the Episcopal bishop of the ... “She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way.

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 ...

Budde, known for her progressive stances, previously criticized Trump in 2020 when he staged a photo-op at St. John’s Episcopal Church near the White House following a protest in which rioters torched ...

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 ...