2015 in religion

none 2015 religion June 2024 This is a timeline of events during the year 2015 which relate to religion. Events 7 January – Islamic terrorists carry out an attack against the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris for publishing a satirical image of Muhammad. Several other Islamic terrorists carry out random attacks in the Île-de-France region over the following days.2015-01-07 Charlie Hebdo attack: Three days of terror en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30708237 2023-04-02 15 January – Pope Francis visits the Philippines.2015-01-15 Pope Francis arrives in Philippines en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/15/pope-francis-arrives-philippines 2023-04-02 0261-3077 19 January – The Eritrean Catholic Church is established as a separate entity from the Ethiopian Catholic Church.Dipippo Gregory 2015-01-20 The Pope Creates a New Sui Juris Church in Eritrea https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/01/the-pope-creates-new-sui-juris-church.html 2023-04-01 New Liturgical Movement 25 January – The Scientology documentary Going Clear premieres at Sundance, bringing scrutiny to the Church of Scientology.Foundas Scott 2015-01-26 Sundance Film Review: ‘Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief’ https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/sundance-film-review-going-clear-scientology-the-prison-of-belief-1201414787/ 2023-04-01 Variety en-US 14 February – Islamic terrorists carry out several attacks in Copenhagen, Denmark, targeting Lars Vilks at a cultural event and targeting the Great Synagogue.Gargiulo Susanne Botelho Greg Almasy Steve 2015-02-14 Copenhagen attacks: Police kill man during shootout https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/14/europe/denmark-shooting/index.html 2023-04-02 CNN en May – The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is created by a faction of Al-Mourabitoun declaring its loyalty to the Islamic State.2018-05-18 IntelBrief: ISIS in the Greater Sahara https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-isis-in-the-greater-sahara/ 2023-04-01 The Soufan Center en-US June – American conversion therapy organization JONAH is ordered to dissolve after being found to be fraudulent.Kasperkevic Jana 2015-12-18 'Gay conversion therapy' provider ordered to shut down after lawsuit en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/18/gay-conversion-therapy-provider-jonah-ordered-to-shut-down-lawsuit 2023-04-01 0261-3077 18 June – Laudato si' is published as an encyclical by Pope Francis.Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home https://www.usccb.org/offices/general-secretariat/laudato-si-care-our-common-home 2023-04-02 USCCB en 27 June The Dicastery for Communication is created within the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church.2015-06-27 Pope Francis promulgates Motu Proprio instituting the ‘Secretariat for Communications’ http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2015/06/27/pope_francis_promulgates_motu_proprio_instituting_the_%E2%80%98secretariat_for/en-1154455 2023-04-01 Vatican Radio A white supremacist gunman attacks the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.Elliott Debbie 2020-06-17 5 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, What Have We Learned? NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/878828088/5-years-after-charleston-church-massacre-what-have-we-learned 2023-04-01 1 July – The First Church of Cannabis is established in Indianapolis, Indiana.Prisco Joanna 2015-06-15 For First Church of Cannabis, Ganja is Godly https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/church-cannabis-ganja-godly/story?id=31775421 2023-04-01 ABC News en 16 August – Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption is founded for one month by satirist John Oliver as a criticism of prosperity theology.Pellot Brian 2015-08-18 ‘Megareverend’ John Oliver trolls televangelists with new tax-exempt church https://religionnews.com/2015/08/18/john-oliver-hbo-last-week-tonight-televangelists-church-irs-creflo-dollar-tilton-copeland/ 2023-04-01 Religion News Service en-US 11 September – A crane collapses on a crowd preparing for the Hajj.2015-09-11 Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead at Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34226003 2023-04-02 19 September – Pope Francis visits Cuba.Chalasani Radhika 2015-09-20 Pope Francis visits Cuba https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/pope-francis-visits-cuba/ 2023-04-02 CBS News en-US 22 September – Pope Francis visits the United States.Collinson Stephen 2015-09-22 Pope Francis arrives in U.S. for historic visit https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/22/politics/pope-francis-us-visit-updates/index.html 2023-04-02 CNN Politics en 23 September – The Moscow Cathedral Mosque opens in Moscow, Russia, in a ceremony attended by Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Mahmoud Abbas.MacFarquhar Neil 2015-09-23 Putin Opens New Mosque in Moscow Amid Lingering Intolerance en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/world/europe/putin-opens-moscows-most-elaborate-mosque.html 2023-04-01 0362-4331 24 September The Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs is consecrated in Gyumri, Armenia.2015-09-24 New Armenian Catholic Church Consecrated in Gyumri https://massispost.com/2015/09/new-armenian-catholic-church-consecrated-in-gyumri/ 2023-04-01 MassisPost en-US A crowd crush occurs during the Hajj.Bucks Jonathan 2015-12-23 The Hajj crush: 'It was the closest thing to hell on earth' en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/dec/23/hajj-crush-pilgrimage-mecca-stampede-saudi-arabia-mina-valley 2023-04-02 0261-3077 1 October – The Imam Ali Mosque opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.2015-10-01 Largest Shia mosque opens in Copenhagen The Local DK https://www.thelocal.dk/20151001/denmarks-largest-shia-mosque-opens-in-copenhagen/ 2023-04-01 3 December – The Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and Cooperation publishes To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians.Doing the Father’s will: how Orthodox rabbis see common ground with Christians https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/middle-east/doing-the-fathers-will-how-orthodox-rabbis-see-common-ground-with-christians 2023-04-01 Catholic News Agency en 8 December – The Catholic Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy begins.It’s time to rediscover God’s mercy, Pope says at Jubilee launch https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/its-time-to-rediscover-gods-mercy-pope-says-at-jubilee-launch 2023-04-01 Catholic News Agency en Undated The Aiyy Faith is registered in Russia. The Commonwealth of Pagan Communities of Siberia–Siberian Veche is registered in Russia. The Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum is established. The Presbyterian Reformed Church in India is founded in South India. The Rodnover Confederation is founded in Poland. References Category:2010s in religion Category:Religion by year