2019 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2019 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 5 January – The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.[1]
- 22 January – The Catholic World Youth Day 2019 event begins in Panama City.[2]
- 27 January – The Jolo Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines is bombed by Islamist terrorists associated with Abu Sayyaf.[3]
- 21 February – The Catholic Church holds the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church.[4]
- 15 March – A white supremacist gunman attacks two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5]
- 26 March – An arsonist in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana burns down three Black churches over several days.[6]
- 15 April – A structure fire breaks out in the Notre-Dame de Paris.[7]
- 19 April – Churches, among other targets, are attacked in Sri Lanka on Easter in coordinated bombings carried out by ISIS.[8]
- 27 April – A gunman attacks the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California on the final day of Passover.[9]
- May – British neo-charismatic organization Jesus Army announces its closure after years of sexual abuse scandals.[10]
- 3 May – The Çamlıca Mosque, the largest mosque in Turkey, is inaugurated.[11]
- 6 May – Riots break out in Sri Lanka in which rioters randomly attack Muslims and mosques.[12]
- 10 June – American Jewish conversion therapy provider JIFGA is ordered to dissolve after it is found to be a fraudulent continuation of JONAH.[13]
- 16 August – The Sri Lankan Buddhist orders Amarapura Nikāya and Rāmañña Nikāya merge to form the Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya.[14]
- 6 October – The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region meets in Rome.[15]
Undated
[edit]- Joining of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe to the Moscow Patriarchate
- Mary 2.0
References
[edit]- ^ Paris, Francesca (5 January 2019). "Ukrainian Orthodox Church Officially Gains Independence From Russian Church". NPR. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "A 'manifesto' at World Youth Day calls attention to environment". National Catholic Reporter. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Jolo church attack: Many killed in Philippines". BBC News. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Martin, Eamon (2019). "The Protection of Minors in the Church". The Furrow. 70 (5): 259–267. ISSN 0016-3120. JSTOR 45210226.
- ^ Helsel, Phil (20 May 2019). "Suspect in Christchurch mosque shootings charged with terrorism". NBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Ingber, Sasha (11 April 2019). "'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Black Church Arson Cases". NPR. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Levenson, Eric; Bell, Melissa; Grinberg, Emanuella (15 April 2019). "A fire gutted parts of Notre Dame Cathedral and altered the Paris skyline". CNN. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "World leaders condemn Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka". Al Jazeera. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Woman killed in synagogue shooting near San Diego remembered as 'a kind soul'". NBC News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Jesus Army churches close after child sex abuse claims". BBC News. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Erdogan opens Turkey's largest mosque in Istanbul". Al Jazeera. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka orders nationwide curfew amid anti-Muslim riots". Al Jazeera. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Lang, Nico (12 June 2019). "Conversion therapy provider must dissolve, pay millions, judge rules". NBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Amarapura and Ramanya chapters sign agreement to combine". www.adaderana.lk. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Poggioli, Sylvia (8 October 2019). "Pope Opens Amazon Summit Amid Controversy Over Proposal To Allow Married Priests". NPR. Retrieved 28 March 2023.