Editing 2022 in religion

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[[2022]] in [[religion]].

== Events ==

* 15 January – A [[Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis|hostage crisis]] occurs at a synagogue in [[Colleyville, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doubek |first=James |date=2022-01-16 |title=All hostages are safe after being held at Texas synagogue, authorities say |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1073386407/police-evacuate-residents-in-colleyville-texas-during-swat-operation-near-synago |access-date=2023-03-26}}</ref>
* 5 February – The government of [[Karnataka]], India [[2022 Karnataka hijab row|upholds]] a [[hijab ban]] at schools.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-20 |title=Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform 'religion neutral', says government |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hijab-row-karnataka-order-on-uniform-religion-neutral-says-government/articleshow/94332760.cms |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* March – Hundreds of [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] clergymen sign the [[Volos Declaration]] against the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swan |first=Michael |date=2022-03-24 |title=Russian Orthodox support of war 'heresy' |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/34178-russian-orthodox-support-of-war-heresy |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Catholic Register |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* 4 March – A member of the [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province]] carries out a [[2022 Peshawar mosque attack|bombing]] of a [[Shiite]] mosque in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Ismail |last2=Masood |first2=Salman |date=2022-03-04 |title=ISIS Claims Bombing of Pakistani Mosque, Killing Dozens |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/world/middleeast/pakistan-peshawar-mosque-explosion.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* 15 March – The United Nations sets 15 March as the [[International Day To Combat Islamophobia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=UN sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia |url=https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-religion-united-nations-freedom-of-religion-712ffb0e722175aa461865d02dd2a0ab |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 19 March – [[Pope Francis]] publishes and [[Promulgation (Catholic canon law)|promulgates]] the ''[[Praedicate evangelium]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Vatican publishes official English translation of Praedicate Evangelium - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-06/vatican-roman-curia-constitution-praedicate-evangelium-english.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Vatican News |language=en}}</ref>
* April –The [[Bishops' Conference of Central Asia]] is established and selects [[José Luís Mumbiela Sierra]] as its first president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title=Central Asian bishops' conference elects first president |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/central-asian-bishops-conference-elects-first-president |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=National Catholic Reporter |language=en}}</ref>
* 15 April – [[2022 Sweden riots|Riots]] break out in Sweden after a far-right group announces its plan to burn a [[Quran]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Sweden riots over Quran burning: What is happening? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-sweden-riots |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* 26 April – Gunmen [[Gondar funeral attack|attack]] a mosque in [[Gondar]], Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220427-over-20-killed-in-anti-muslim-attack-in-ethiopia-islamic-group |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1 May – The [[Global Methodist Church]] is established to split from the [[United Methodist Church]] in opposition to its tolerance of [[LGBT]] practitioners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Emily McFarlan |date=2022-05-02 |title=After years of loud debate, conservatives quietly split from United Methodist Church |url=https://religionnews.com/2022/05/02/after-years-of-loud-debate-conservatives-quietly-split-from-united-methodist-church/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Religion News Service |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 27 May – Indian politician [[Nupur Sharma]] accuses [[Muhammad]] of [[pedophilia]], causing [[2022 Muhammad remarks controversy|widespread protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pandey |first=Geeta |date=2022-06-07 |title=Nupur Sharma: The Indian woman behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61716241 |access-date=2023-03-26}}</ref>
* 5 June – The ''Praedicate evangelium'' takes effect in the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name=":0" />
* 21 June – The [[Je Khenpo]] of Bhutan ordains 144 [[Bhikkhunī|bhikkhunīs]], allowing full ordainment for women in Bhutanese [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Haley |date=2022-06-24 |title=Bhutan Buddhist leader ordains 144 women, resuming tradition |url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-asia-tibet-buddhism-bhutan-84b5f22bb6efeea0e7c6e1a446ba9978 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 27 June – The [[Supreme Court of the United States]] determines that the [[Free Exercise Clause]] allows instructors to incorporate prayer into school activities in ''[[Kennedy v. Bremerton School District]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=de Vogue |first1=Ariane |last2=Sneed |first2=Tierney |last3=Cole |first3=Devan |date=2022-06-27 |title=Supreme Court further erodes separation between church and state in case of praying football coach {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/football-coach-prayer-high-school-supreme-court-kennedy/index.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* 4 July – The [[St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan)|St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church]] is [[Consecration|consecrated]] in [[New York City]] to replace the church that was destroyed during the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cline-Thomas |first=Aundrea |date=2022-07-04 |title=Consecration held for rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, destroyed on 9/11 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/consecration-held-for-newly-rebuilt-saint-nicholas-greek-orthodox-church-destroyed-on-911/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 24 July – Pope Francis [[Visit by Pope Francis to Canada|visits Canada]] and apologizes for the church's historical involvement in the [[Canadian Indian residential school system]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-24 |title=Pope Francis visits Canada to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-francis-visits-canada-to-apologize-to-indigenous-peoples-for-abuses |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref>
* 14 September – The 7th [[Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions]] begins in [[Nur-Sultan]], Kazakhstan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Spiritual leaders shared their vision of humanity's path to peace and harmony at the congress in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.newscentralasia.net/2022/09/15/spiritual-leaders-shared-their-vision-of-humanitys-path-to-peace-and-harmony-at-the-congress-in-kazakhstan/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=News Central Asia (nCa) |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 18 December – An [[2022 Cypriot archiepiscopal election|election]] takes place to choose the Archbishop of the [[Church of Cyprus]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-12-18 |title=Vote for me! Cyprus clerics scramble to get public vote |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vote-me-cyprus-clerics-scramble-get-public-vote-2022-12-18/ |access-date=2023-03-26}}</ref>
* 31 December – [[Pope Benedict XVI]], who served from 2005 to 2013 as head of the [[Catholic Church]], [[Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI|dies]] at age 95.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winfield |first=Nicole |date=2022-12-31 |title=Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-9d486fd9b12eab1177b9eb8ab7be22f4 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
== See also ==

* [[2022 in Vatican City]]
* [[Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]

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