2019 in religion
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Events
- 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]
References
- Paris, Francesca (2019-01-05). "Ukrainian Orthodox Church Officially Gains Independence From Russian Church". NPR. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "A 'manifesto' at World Youth Day calls attention to environment". National Catholic Reporter. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Jolo church attack: Many killed in Philippines". BBC News. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Martin, Eamon (2019). "The Protection of Minors in the Church". The Furrow. 70 (5): 259–267. ISSN 0016-3120.
- Helsel, Phil (2019-05-20). "Suspect in Christchurch mosque shootings charged with terrorism". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Ingber, Sasha (2019-04-11). "'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Black Church Arson Cases". NPR. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Levenson, Eric; Bell, Melissa; Grinberg, Emanuella (2019-04-15). "A fire gutted parts of Notre Dame Cathedral and altered the Paris skyline". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "World leaders condemn Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka". Al Jazeera. 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Woman killed in synagogue shooting near San Diego remembered as 'a kind soul'". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Jesus Army churches close after child sex abuse claims". BBC News. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Erdogan opens Turkey's largest mosque in Istanbul". Al Jazeera. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Sri Lanka orders nationwide curfew amid anti-Muslim riots". Al Jazeera. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Lang, Nico (2019-06-12). "Conversion therapy provider must dissolve, pay millions, judge rules". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Amarapura and Ramanya chapters sign agreement to combine". www.adaderana.lk. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- Poggioli, Sylvia (2019-10-08). "Pope Opens Amazon Summit Amid Controversy Over Proposal To Allow Married Priests". NPR. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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