Overview of the events of 2016 in religion
2016 in religion .
Events 12 February – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow meet in Havana , Cuba, and issue a joint declaration .[1]
27 March – An Islamist terrorist affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban attacks Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore , Pakistan, targeting Christians celebrating Easter .[2]
8 April – Pope Francis issues Amoris laetitia apostolic exhortation .[3]
7 May – The Ferhat Pasha Mosque reopens in Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina, reconstructed after its destruction during the Bosnian War .[4]
26 July – Islamist terrorists attack a church and kill a priest in Rouen , France.[5]
28 July – Pope Francis speaks at World Youth Day 2016 in Kraków , Poland.[6]
25 August – A conference of Islamic scholars is held in Grozny , Chechnya , creating a schism between different schools of Sunni Islam .[7]
October – The Santiago Bahá'í Temple opens in Santiago , Chile.[8]
9 October – Joseph Srampickal is consecrated as the first bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain .[9]
20 November – The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy ends with the Feast of Christ the King .[10]
29 November – Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath controversies associated with the Church of Scientology .[11] References
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