In a harsh attack on Catholic bishops for criticizing mass deportation, the veep is intensifying his administration’s feud with Christian clergy.

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

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance visibly rolled their eyes as the Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde,

JD Vance's sudden turn of the head told it all as an Episcopalian Bishop sermonized about having mercy on gay and transgender children while the nation's leaders listened. The new vice president ...

President Donald Trump, left, watches as Rev. Mariann Budde, second right, arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump,

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde was not removed from the National Cathedral by the Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington, a spokesperson for the cathedral has said. The narrative originated from a satirical page on Facebook and has no truth to it.

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Vice President J.D. Vance attacked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after it issued a statement condemning some of Trump's executive orders.

During a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral Tuesday, the Episcopal bishop of Washington directly confronted President Trump while he and Vice President J.D. Vance were seated in the ...

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.

Recently, the discussion turned and returned to a most remarkable event that occurred Jan. 21 in our country’s National Cathedral — a courageous woman, a brave bishop speaking, in clear and respectful terms, truth to power: “Mr. President … in the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”

The bishop asked President Trump publicly to “have mercy,” electrifying some liberal churchgoers in an era dominated by conservative versions of Christianity.