Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde arrives as President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, left, arrives as President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C ...

President Trump, his family and top administration officials attended an interfaith prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025, presided over by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and spiritual leader of Washington National Cathedral, will deliver the ...

President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., enters on Jan. 21, 2025.

President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., enters on Jan. 21, 2025.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, whose sermon at a national prayer service last week was heard round the world, credits a "humble" upbringing in the North Jersey suburbs for shaping her worldview.

Budde is the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese Washington, overseeing more than 80 Episcopal congregations, including St. John's. She is the first woman to serve in her position.

Bishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for "mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now." ...

Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, led A Service of Prayer for the Nation on January 21, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral. President Donald J. Trump and entourage were among the ...