I am deeply concerned about the recent developments in the New York City mayoral primary. The leading Democratic candidate, who appears to have secured victory in the heavily populated Democratic city, is poised to become the next mayor of New York, with incumbent 31-year-old New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist, campaigning on a platform to defund the police and espousing strident rhetoric, including “no aid or support for Israel” and a threat to arrest Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, if he visits New York. I have sought wisdom, guided by biblical principles, recognizing that a new leader in America’s largest […]

The Right Rev Mariann Edgar Budde made headlines after she used her sermon during the national prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21, 2025, to implore President Donald J. Trump to “have mercy upon” immigrants and LGBTQ+ individuals. Budde, 65, is the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. She has been leading the diocese since her election to the role in 2011. Before that, she served as the rector of St John’s Episcopal church in Minneapolis for 18 years. The Good News acknowledges Dr. Robert J. Pacienza the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (Fort Lauderdale, FL), for speaking […]