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This is a timeline of events during the year 2023 which relate to religion.




Events


5 January – The funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI takes place following his death on 31 December 2022.
24 January – The Indonesian pan-Islamist group Khilafatul Muslimin is outlawed and its leadership is sentenced to prison.
30 January – A suicide bombing is carried out in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 84 people.
8 February – A Christian revival begins at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.
1 May – The Netherlands Reformed Churches and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) merge as the Dutch Reformed Churches.
9 May – A Tunisian national guardsman attacks the El Ghriba Synagogue, killing five people.
31 July – Riots between Hindus and Muslims break out in Haryana, India.
1–6 August – The Catholic World Youth Day 2023 festival is held in Lisbon.
31 August – Pope Francis makes a visit to Mongolia, becoming the first pope to do so.
4 October – Laudate Deum, a apostolic exhortation, is released by Pope Francis to call for action on climate change.
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.
8 October
The Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church opens in Turkey, becoming the first new church constructed since the republic's founding.
The Swaminarayan Akshardham temple opens in Robbinsville, New Jersey, making it the largest Hindu temple outside of India.
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.
27 October – Israel launches a ground invasion of Palestine in response to the 7 October attack, killing thousands of Palestinians.
28–29 October – Riots targeting Jews break out in the North Caucasus region of Russia.
18 December – The Fiducia supplicans is declared, allowing for the blessing of same-sex couples in the Catholic Church.




See also


2023 in Vatican City
Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war
Islamophobia during the Israel–Hamas war
Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war




References

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