Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was among religious leaders and activists gathered in New York May 2 at the Church Center for the United Nations for "For Peace and Human Needs Disarm Now!" -- an interfaith convocation for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Religious leaders and peace activists will gather in New York May 2 at 12 noon at the Church Center for the United Nations for an interfaith convocation to call for nuclear disarmament in advance of the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference May 3-28.

The Episcopal Public Policy Network issued a policy alert April 29 urging Episcopalians to advocate for a temporary halt to deportation of students who would qualify to continue their studies in the United States under the terms of the proposed Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM).