The bishop drew America’s attention — and Trump’s ire — when she called on the president at Washington Cathedral to show ...

Bishop Mariann Budde, who once asked Trump for mercy toward migrants and LGBTQ+ people, is beginning a two-year exit from her ...

Christopher Wiggins is the politics & news editor at The Advocate, where he leads national coverage at the intersection of public policy, politics, and LGBTQ+ lives. Based in Washington, D.C., he ...

Ironically, the first woman to serve as Bishop of D.C. does not see herself as brave. “I have a few people in my life who are that adventuresome go-getter person, but that’s not who I am,” Bishop ...

A trailblazing church leader has announced plans to step down. The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop ...