Anglican Communion News Service - ACO - NIFCON

Blasphemy law in Pakistan: petition presented to Pakistan High Commission

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:26:00 GMT

The online petition to change the blasphemy legislation in Pakistan, of which NIFCON (the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns) was one of the sponsors, was presented to the Pakistan High Commissioner in London on Tuesday 8 Sept... [More]

Advocacy for Christians in Pakistan

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan... [More]

Communiqué: The Anglican Jewish Commission

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:29:00 GMT

The third meeting of the Anglican Jewish Commission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel took place at the offices of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel on 24th and 25th March 2009/ 28th and 29th Adar 5769.

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A Communique from the Anglican/Al-Azhar Dialogue Committee

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:22:00 GMT

The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from Al Azhar Al Sharif held its seventh annual meeting in Cairo on 18-19 November 2008 corresponding to 20-21 Dhu Al-Qa'da 1429. This was held in accord with th... [More]

Communique from A Common Word conference

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT

At a press conference today, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and His Excellency Dr Ali Gomaa, presented the communiqué from ‘A Common Word’ conference, a meeting of leading Muslim and Christian clerics and schola... [More]

Attacks on Christians and Churches in Orissa and Karnataka

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:42:00 GMT

The recent murder in Orissa of Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, a leader of Bajrang Dal (a radical section of the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) has led to very serious attacks on Christians

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Anglican Communion Inter Faith Network launches key document

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:30:00 GMT

This short treatise is the culmination of work in which NIFCON has been engaged over the last four years. The discernment of a distinctively Anglican theology of inter faith relations is set against the backdrop of and builds on similar work in o... [More]

A Communiqué from the Anglican/Al-Azhar Dialogue Committee

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:16:00 GMT

The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, held its sixth annual meeting in London on 2-3 September 2007 whic... [More]

Communique of the Anglican Jewish Commission

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:33:00 GMT

The first meeting of the Anglican Jewish Commission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel took place at the seat of the Chief Rabbis in Jerusalem on Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd July 2007. The Commission had been put in place... [More]

A Great Stride Forward for NIFCON

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:28:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns is delighted to have at last been able to achieve one of the main tasks it was mandated to by the last Lambeth Conference. With the launch of its new website earlier this year (within the ... [More]

Church of Nigeria, Diocese of Kaduna, welcomes Anglican Communion Inter Faith Concerns Meeting

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:20:00 GMT

Due to the generosity of Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon and the people of the Anglican Diocese of Kaduna, Nigeria, the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns (NIFCON) recently (3-7 February) held a regional consultation in Kaduna focusin... [More]

Egypt and England - a significant study exchange

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:03:00 GMT

A significant development and strengthening of the relationship between the Anglican Communion and Al Azhar Al Sharif, the centre of Islamic learning in Cairo, Egypt, has taken place during November through two significant study visits. The first is ... [More]

A Communique from the Anglican/Al-Azhar dialogue committee

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:26:00 GMT

The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, held its fifth annual meeting in Al-Azhar on 2-3 September 2006 wh... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury and Chief Rabbis sign historic agreement

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:24:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger today signed a joint Declaration which sets out a framework for continuing dialogue between them. Dr Williams descri... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury - Faith communities can't solve problems alone

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:15:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that faith communities need to promote confidence and earn trust in order to face the common problems that confront the world . Speaking at a dinner in Washington during a Christian-Muslim con... [More]