There was a special buzz in the air at the Washington National Cathedral this past Sunday. It was the first Sunday following the sermon heard around the world, when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde ...

On January 18, 2022, a day after the national holiday honoring the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his granddaughter Yolanda Renee King gave a sermon at Washington National ...

Joanne Popkin has lived in Washington, D.C., for 25 years and is a neighbor of the Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope, provost of the cathedral. After Budde’s sermon, Popkin wrote Cope a note thanking her.

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 ...

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon calling for ... Trump celebrated the first full day of his second presidency in party by attending a church service at Washington National Cathedral.

In her sermon, Budde said they ... The Washington National Cathedral has hosted 10 official inaugural prayer services for presidents of both major political parties. The tradition dates back to 1933.

Budde, who gave this year’s sermon, has joined other cathedral leaders in criticizing Trump previously, rebuking his “racialized rhetoric” and blaming him for inciting violence on Jan. 6, 2021.

The sermon was offered by the Right Reverand Budde who addressed Trump directly. ... National Cathedral Holds A Service Of Prayer For The Nation WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: ...