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This is a timeline of events during the year 2021 which relate to religion.

Events

• 1 January – The Alliance of Reformed Churches splits from the Reformed Church in America in opposition to its tolerance of LGBT practitioners.[1]
• 11 January – Pope Francis issues the Spiritus Domini, allowing women to serve as lectors and acolytes in the Catholic Church.[2]
• 5 March – Pope Francis becomes the first Pope to visit Iraq.[3]
• 4 April – The 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines celebrations begin, marking the quincentennial of Christianity's arrival in the nation.[4]
• 11 April – Mass protests break out in Pakistan after the Pakistani government declined to sever ties with France for blasphemy.[5]
• 13 May – The interdenominational Christian Ökumenischer Kirchentag 2021 convention is held in Frankfurt with most participants attending digitally.[6]
• 28 May – Taksim Mosque is inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey after decades of debate surrounding its creation.[7]
• 1 June – Pope Francis issues the Pascite gregem Dei.[8]
• 16 July – The Ghana National Mosque, the second largest mosque in West Africa, opens in Accra.[9]
• 15 August – The Taliban retakes power in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States troops, imposing strict religious law on the nation.[10]
• 11 September – Megan Rohrer becomes a Lutheran bishop, the first openly transgender person to do so.[11]
• 19 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly.[12]
• 8 October – A member of Islamic State – Khorasan Province carries out a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan.[13]
• 13 October – Hindus and Hindu temples are attacked throughout Bangladesh after a Quran is found under a Hindu idol.[14]
• 15 October – A member of Islamic State – Khorasan Province carries out a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan.[15]
• 22 October – Mass protests break out in Pakistan after the Pakistani government declined to sever ties with France for blasphemy.[16]
• 3 December – A Sri Lankan national is lynched in Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy.[17]
• 10 December – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, the largest cathedral in the Persian Gulf region, is inaugurated in Bahrain.[18]

See also

• 2021 in Vatican City
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion

References

1. "Reformed Church in America Splits as Conservatives Form New Denomination". Christianity Today. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. Mares, Courtney (11 January 2021). "Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
3. "Pope Francis visits regions of Iraq once held by Islamic State". BBC News. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
4. "Lyric video song of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines - Vatican News". Vatican News. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. "Pakistan: Deadly anti-France protests escalate". dw.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
6. "Interkommunion beim Ökumenischen Kirchentag" [Intercommunion at the Ecumenical Church Congress]. Catholic News Agency (in German). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
7. "Mosque opens in Turkey's Taksim Square". dw.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
8. "Pope reforms penal sanctions in the Church: Mercy requires correction - Vatican News". Vatican News. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
9. "Second-largest mosque in West Africa opened in Ghana". FurtherAfrica. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
10. Bin Javaid, Osama (22 August 2021). "Taliban retakes Afghanistan, but 6 challenges face the group". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
11. "Evangelical Lutheran church installs 1st transgender bishop". AP News. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
12. "In the Church of Sweden it is one Lutheran, one vote". The Economist. 23 September 2021. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
13. "Afghanistan: Deadly attack hits Kunduz mosque during Friday prayers". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
14. Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (16 October 2021). "Seven dead after violence erupts during Hindu festival in Bangladesh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
15. "IS group claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque bombing". France 24. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
16. "Pakistan: Four killed at banned Islamist party rally". dw.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
17. Baloch, Shah Meer; Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (3 December 2021). "Man tortured and killed in Pakistan over 'blasphemy'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
18. Gavlak, Dale (11 December 2021). "Vatican official consecrates largest cathedral in Persian Gulf region". Crux. Retrieved 27 March 2023.