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Mercy is not an agenda; it is a way of life. So, thank you, Bishop Budde, for reminding us of the gospel’s call. Thank you for enduring the ridicule that comes with prophetic truth. And thank ...

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President Donald Trump, from front row left, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance look on as Rev. Mariann Budde, right, arrives at the national prayer service ...

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“I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde told Time magazine in an interview published Wednesday afternoon. The interview comes after Trump ...

President Donald Trump demanded an apology Wednesday from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who pleaded for “mercy” from the president during her national prayer service sermon at the National ...

“Actually they are all confused about this.” The president slammed the bishop’s service. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Social media users joked that they wouldn’t be able to ...

But Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde took her moment in the spotlight to speak from her heart, directly to the president. She begged him to show compassion for the marginalized people he now has the ...

The bishop leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants. The sermon by the ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde joined "The View" on Wednesday to discuss her "mercy" plea to President Donald Trump at a prayer service this week, saying it was impossible for her viral message not to ...

President Trump called remarks by the bishop of the National Cathedral "nasty in tone" hours after she delivered a sermon that included a plea to "have mercy" on immigrant and refugee families and ...