2018 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2018 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 26 February to 10 March – Anti-Muslim riots break out in Sri Lanka in which Buddhist rioters attacked Muslims.[1]
- 9 April – Pope Francis publishes Gaudete et exsultate as an apostolic exhortation.[2]
- 13 May – Islamist terrorists and their children carry out several suicide bombings against churches in Surabaya, Indonesia.[3]
- 16 August – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandons the word Mormon when referring to the church and its members.[4]
- 25 August – Pope Francis visits Ireland.[5]
- 2 September – The Bishkek Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Central Asia, is inaugurated.[6]
- 14 September – The Russian Orthodox Church declares that it is ending relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople after it announces its intention to grant independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.[7]
- 22 September – Pope Francis visits the Baltic states.[8]
- 27 October – A gunman attacks the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[9]
- 31 October – Christian woman Asia Bibi is acquitted of blasphemy by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Rasheed, Zaheena; Cader, Irfan. "Sri Lanka 'on the brink' amid fresh anti-Muslim violence". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ McCormick, Bill (9 April 2018). "Gaudete et Exsultate: An Overview". The Jesuit Post. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Faridz, Devianti; McKirdy, Euan; Mackintosh, Eliza (14 May 2018). "Three families were behind the ISIS-inspired bombings in Indonesia's Surabaya, police said". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Julia (18 August 2018). "Stop Saying 'Mormon,' Church Leader Says. But Is the Real Name Too Long?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Leanna (25 August 2018). "Papal visit: How Ireland received Pope Francis". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Erdoğan inaugurates Central Asia's largest mosque in Kyrgyzstan". Daily Sabah. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat". Reuters. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Sytas, Andrius (22 September 2018). "Use lesson of oppression to promote tolerance, Pope urges Lithuania". Reuters. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Chavez, Nicole; Grinberg, Emanuella; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (28 October 2018). "Pittsburgh synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die, criminal complaint says". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Khan, M Ilyas (31 October 2018). "Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court's 'historic' ruling". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.