2018 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2018 which relate to religion.

Events

• 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]
• 1 June - In Germany, The state Bavaria pass a Kreuzpflicht Law that requires crosses in all public buildings. ^{[4] [5]}
• 16 August – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandons the word Mormon when referring to the church and its members. ^[6]
• 25 August – Pope Francis visits Ireland. ^[7]
• 2 September – The Bishkek Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Central Asia, is inaugurated. ^[8]
• 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. ^[9]
• 22 September – Pope Francis visits the Baltic states. ^[10]
• 27 October – A gunman attacks the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ^[11]
• 31 October – Christian woman Asia Bibi is acquitted of blasphemy by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. ^[12]

References

1. Rasheed, Zaheena; Cader, Irfan. "Sri Lanka 'on the brink' amid fresh anti-Muslim violence". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
2. McCormick, Bill (9 April 2018). "Gaudete et Exsultate: An Overview". The Jesuit Post. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. 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.
4. "Crosses go up in public buildings across Bavaria". 31 May 2018.
5. "Germany: Bavaria's controversial cross rule goes into effect | DW | 31.05.2018". Deutsche Welle .
6. 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.
7. Byrne, Leanna (25 August 2018). "Papal visit: How Ireland received Pope Francis". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
8. "Erdoğan inaugurates Central Asia's largest mosque in Kyrgyzstan". Daily Sabah. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
9. "Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat". Reuters. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
10. Sytas, Andrius (22 September 2018). "Use lesson of oppression to promote tolerance, Pope urges Lithuania". Reuters. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
11. 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.
12. Khan, M Ilyas (31 October 2018). "Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court's 'historic' ruling". BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2023.