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“In the name of God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country ... by the pandemic and by recent killings of people of color by law enforcement. “This moment is an opportune ...

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At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made an appeal to US President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented ...

US president Donald Trump has criticised the “nasty tone” of a bishop and demanded an apology after she called for mercy from him for communities targeted by his new administration.

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Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people ...