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Alabama Episcopalians to ordain new bishop on Saturday

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By Vahini Shori Verified
| WBHM-FM (Birmingham, AL) Verified
Episcopalians in Alabama will soon have a new leader. Rev. Richard Lawson will be ordained as the new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Saturday at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in downtown Birmingham. It’s a homecoming for the Alabama native who most recently served parishes in Denver and Memphis. WBHM’s faith and culture reporter Vahini Shori spoke with the incoming bishop. This interview was edited for length and clarity. When did you first decide to pursue congregational leadership?
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Faith communities step up to fight the opioid crisis in Birmingham

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By Vahini Shori Verified
| WBHM-FM (Birmingham, AL) Verified
Pastor Paul Eknes-Tucker is the senior pastor at Pilgrim Church in Birmingham’s Lakeview neighborhood. He says that people in the area may not realize how relevant addiction and overdose resources may be to their community. “But we've had two people die in our parking lot since I have been pastor here,” he said. The opioid epidemic has claimed the lives of approximately 806,000 people nationwide from 1999-2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Alabama parishioners share their thoughts on Trump's criticisms of the pope

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By Vahini Shori Verified
| Montana Public Radio (Missoula, MT) Verified
Catholic churchgoers in Birmingham, Alabama, react to the tensions between President Trump and Pope Leo.
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