2022 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2022 which relate to religion.

Events

• 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]
• 16 August – The Anglican Church of Australia splits: Conservatives form an Australian breakaway church Diocese of the Southern Cross. It is to be led by former Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies. The split was caused by the differing positions on same sex marriage among other issues. ^[18]
• 14 September – The 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions begins in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. ^[19]
• 18 December – An election takes place to choose the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus. ^[20]
• 31 December – Pope Benedict XVI, who served from 2005 to 2013 as head of the Catholic Church, dies at age 95. ^[21]

See also

• 2022 in Vatican City
• Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

References

1. Doubek, James (16 January 2022). "All hostages are safe after being held at Texas synagogue, authorities say". NPR. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. "Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform 'religion neutral', says government". The Times of India. 20 September 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
3. Swan, Michael (24 March 2022). "Russian Orthodox support of war 'heresy'". Catholic Register. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
4. 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.
5. "UN sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia". AP News. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
6. "Vatican publishes official English translation of Praedicate Evangelium - Vatican News". Vatican News. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
7. "Central Asian bishops' conference elects first president". National Catholic Reporter. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
8. "Sweden riots over Quran burning: What is happening?". Al Jazeera. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
9. "Papal Nuncio to be in Cebu for the closing of 500 YOC". 22 April 2022.
10. "Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group". France 24. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
11. 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.
12. Pandey, Geeta (7 June 2022). "Nupur Sharma: The Indian woman behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments". BBC News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
13. Barker, Haley (24 June 2022). "Bhutan Buddhist leader ordains 144 women, resuming tradition". AP News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
14. 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.
15. "Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag – DW – 07/01/2022". Deutsche Welle .
16. 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.
17. "Pope Francis visits Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses". PBS NewsHour. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
18. Baker, Jordan. "Anglican church splits: conservatives form Australian breakaway". Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
19. "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.
20. "Vote for me! Cyprus clerics scramble to get public vote". Reuters. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
21. Winfield, Nicole (31 December 2022). "Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95". AP News. Retrieved 26 March 2023.