2022 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2022 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 15 January – A hostage crisis occurs at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.[1]
- 5 February – The government of Karnataka, India upholds a hijab ban at schools.[2]
- March – Hundreds of Eastern Orthodox clergymen sign the Volos Declaration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
- 4 March – A member of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province carries out a bombing of a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.[4]
- 15 March – The United Nations sets 15 March as the International Day To Combat Islamophobia.[5]
- 19 March – Pope Francis publishes and promulgates the Praedicate evangelium.[6]
- April – The Bishops' Conference of Central Asia is established and selects José Luís Mumbiela Sierra as its first president.[7]
- 15 April – Riots break out in Sweden after a far-right group announces its plan to burn a Quran.[8]
- 24 April – The 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines celebrations conclude.[9]
- 26 April – Gunmen attack a mosque in Gondar, Ethiopia.[10]
- 1 May – The Global Methodist Church is established to split from the United Methodist Church in opposition to its tolerance of LGBT practitioners.[11]
- 27 May – Indian politician Nupur Sharma accuses Muhammad of pedophilia, causing widespread protests.[12]
- 5 June – The Praedicate evangelium takes effect in the Catholic Church.[6]
- 21 June – The Je Khenpo of Bhutan ordains 144 bhikkhunīs, allowing full ordainment for women in Bhutanese Tibetan Buddhism.[13]
- 27 June – The Supreme Court of the United States determines that the Free Exercise Clause allows instructors to incorporate prayer into school activities in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.[14]
- 1 July – The Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque became the first mosque in Germany to raise a rainbow flag.[15]
- 4 July – The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is consecrated in New York City to replace the church that was destroyed during the September 11 attacks.[16]
- 24 July – Pope Francis visits Canada and apologizes for the church's historical involvement in the Canadian Indian residential school system.[17]
- 14 September – The 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions begins in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[18]
- 18 December – An election takes place to choose the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus.[19]
- 31 December – Pope Benedict XVI, who served from 2005 to 2013 as head of the Catholic Church, dies at age 95.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Doubek, James (16 January 2022). "All hostages are safe after being held at Texas synagogue, authorities say". NPR. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform 'religion neutral', says government". The Times of India. 20 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Swan, Michael (24 March 2022). "Russian Orthodox support of war 'heresy'". Catholic Register. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Khan, Ismail; Masood, Salman (4 March 2022). "ISIS Claims Bombing of Pakistani Mosque, Killing Dozens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "UN sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia". AP News. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Vatican publishes official English translation of Praedicate Evangelium - Vatican News". Vatican News. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Central Asian bishops' conference elects first president". National Catholic Reporter. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Sweden riots over Quran burning: What is happening?". Al Jazeera. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Papal Nuncio to be in Cebu for the closing of 500 YOC". 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group". France 24. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Miller, Emily McFarlan (2 May 2022). "After years of loud debate, conservatives quietly split from United Methodist Church". Religion News Service. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Pandey, Geeta (7 June 2022). "Nupur Sharma: The Indian woman behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments". BBC News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Barker, Haley (24 June 2022). "Bhutan Buddhist leader ordains 144 women, resuming tradition". AP News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ de Vogue, Ariane; Sneed, Tierney; Cole, Devan (27 June 2022). "Supreme Court further erodes separation between church and state in case of praying football coach | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag – DW – 07/01/2022". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ Cline-Thomas, Aundrea (4 July 2022). "Consecration held for rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, destroyed on 9/11". CBS News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Pope Francis visits Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses". PBS NewsHour. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Spiritual leaders shared their vision of humanity's path to peace and harmony at the congress in Kazakhstan". News Central Asia (nCa). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Vote for me! Cyprus clerics scramble to get public vote". Reuters. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Winfield, Nicole (31 December 2022). "Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95". AP News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.