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Overview of the events of 2023 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2023 which relate to religion .
5 January – The funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI takes place following his death on 31 December 2022.[1]
24 January – The Indonesian pan-Islamist group Khilafatul Muslimin is outlawed and its leadership is sentenced to prison.[2]
30 January – A suicide bombing is carried out in a mosque in Peshawar , Pakistan, killing 84 people.[3]
8 February – A Christian revival begins at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky .[4] [5]
1 May – The Netherlands Reformed Churches and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) merge as the Dutch Reformed Churches .[6]
9 May – A Tunisian national guardsman attacks the El Ghriba Synagogue , killing five people.[7]
31 July – Riots between Hindus and Muslims break out in Haryana , India.[8]
1–6 August – The Catholic World Youth Day 2023 festival is held in Lisbon .[9]
31 August – Pope Francis makes a visit to Mongolia , becoming the first pope to do so.[10]
4 October – Laudate Deum apostolic exhortation , is released by Pope Francis to call for action on climate change .[11]
7 October – Palestinian militants affiliated with Hamas launch an attack on Israel. They kill approximately 1,200 people and take approximately 250 people hostage, initiating the Israel–Hamas war .[12]
8 October
14 October – A six-year-old Palestinian–American boy is stabbed to death in his home in Plainfield Township, Illinois , in response to the 7 October attack on Israel.[15]
27 October – Israel launches a ground invasion of Palestine in response to the 7 October attack, killing thousands of Palestinians.[12]
28–29 October – Riots targeting Jews break out in the North Caucasus region of Russia.[16]
18 December – The Fiducia supplicans same-sex couples in the Catholic Church.[17] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "Thousands Attend Pope Benedict's Funeral That Makes History" . TIME . 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ "Pemimpin Khilafatul Muslimin Abdul Qadir Baraja Divonis 10 Tahun Bui" . CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-10 .^ "Pakistan to appeal to Taliban leader over police mosque bombing" . France 24 . 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ Ogwude, Haadiza. " . The Enquirer . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ Lyons, Thomas (2023-02-23). "When a Christian Revival Goes Viral" . The Atlantic . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ "Dutch Denominations Reunite after Decades" . Christian Reformed Church . 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ Bouazza, Bouazza Ben (2023-05-11). "Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says" . AP News . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ Dayal, Sakshi (2023-08-01). "At least five killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes south of New Delhi" . Reuters . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ Merlo, Francesca (2023-06-06). "Pope Francis' Programme for Apostolic Journey to Portugal and World Youth Day 2023 - Vatican News" . www.vaticannews.va . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ Brennan, Eve; Tanno, Sophie (2023-09-02). "A 10-hour flight to meet 1,500 Catholics: The Pope visits Mongolia" . CNN . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ " . www.vaticannews.va . 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ a b "What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?" . BBC News . 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ "Erdogan opens modern Turkish state's first new church" . France 24 . 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ Henao, Luis Andres; Bharath, Deepa (2023-10-07). "Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in New Jersey" . AP News . Retrieved 2024-02-08 . ^ "Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say" . AP News . 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ "Riots in North Caucasus underscore rampant antisemitism in Russia" . The Kyiv Independent . 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .^ Faiola, Anthony; Pitrelli, Stefano (18 December 2023). "Pope Francis allows blessings of same-sex couples, shifting Vatican guidance" The Washington Post . Retrieved 2024-02-08 .
