The fake claim alleged Budde was removed for her comments during President Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service.

Budde was raised in Morris County by a single mom and a congregation that valued hard work. "I didn't see myself as minister material," she said.

A standing committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has expressed its support for Episcopal Church Bishop Mariann Budde, who rebuked President Donald Trump in a sermon last Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is usually a staid and scripted event.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines ... National spokespeople for the Episcopal Church called Budde “a valued and trusted pastor.” They said, “We stand by Bishop ...

Opinion: I was reminded of why I left the Episcopal church after listening to the bishop of the National Church in Washington.

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Donald Trump’s language and conduct for years.

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.

It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is usually a staid and scripted event.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington garnered national headlines for rebuking President Donald Trump s policies during the Inauguration Day service at

Conservative political commentator Mark Steyn recently blasted Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde as "a tool of Satan" for pushing the idea of "transgender children" from the pulpit of the National Cathedral.

The gathering, which followed Cardinal Parolin’s participation in the consecration of the Church of the Baptism of Jesus at Al-Maghtas, known in the Bible as Bethany Beyond the Jordan ...