2018 in religion

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Events

March – Anti-Muslim riots break out in Sri Lanka in which Buddhist rioters attacked Muslims.^[1]
9 April – Pope Francis publishes Gaudete et exsultate as an apostolic exhortation.^[2]
13 May – Islamist terrorists and their children carry out several suicide bombings against churches in Surabaya, Indonesia.^[3]
16 August – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandons the word Mormon when referring to the church and its members.^[4]
25 August – Pope Francis visits Ireland.^[5]
2 September – The Bishkek Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Central Asia, is inaugurated.^[6]
14 September – The Russian Orthodox Church declares that it is ending relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople after it announces its intention to grant independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.^[7]
22 September – Pope Francis visits the Baltic states.^[8]
27 October – A gunman attacks the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[9]
31 October – Christian woman Asia Bibi is acquitted of blasphemy by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.^[10]

^ Rasheed, Zaheena; Cader, Irfan. "Sri Lanka 'on the brink' amid fresh anti-Muslim violence". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ McCormick, Bill (2018-04-09). "Gaudete et Exsultate: An Overview". The Jesuit Post. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Faridz, Devianti; McKirdy, Euan; Mackintosh, Eliza (2018-05-14). "Three families were behind the ISIS-inspired bombings in Indonesia's Surabaya, police said". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Jacobs, Julia (2018-08-18). "Stop Saying 'Mormon,' Church Leader Says. But Is the Real Name Too Long?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Byrne, Leanna (2018-08-25). "Papal visit: How Ireland received Pope Francis". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "Erdoğan inaugurates Central Asia's largest mosque in Kyrgyzstan". Daily Sabah. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat". Reuters. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Sytas, Andrius (2018-09-22). "Use lesson of oppression to promote tolerance, Pope urges Lithuania". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Chavez, Nicole; Grinberg, Emanuella; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (2018-10-28). "Pittsburgh synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die, criminal complaint says". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ Khan, M Ilyas (2018-10-31). "Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court's 'historic' ruling". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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