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 ...

And Trump, who was in attendance, was less than pleased. During the service at Washington National Cathedral, Budde made a powerful direct plea for “mercy” to Trump, who was seated in the front with ...

“I ask you to have mercy. Mr president, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution ...

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During Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service, a Bishop appealed to the 47th US President to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's plea came as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump has had a busy first 24 hours back in the White House. He attended various events and ...

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” she said, addressing Trump directly. Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde speaks during the National ...

Bishop who called on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ people, migrants is a former Minnesotan Budde spent 18 years as a rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis.

On Tuesday (Jan 21), the Washington National Cathedral's Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde used the US president's traditional inaugural service to urge Trump to show "mercy" to vulnerable groups, including ...

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https ...