2021 in religion

1 January – The Alliance of Reformed Churches splits from the Reformed Church in America in opposition to its tolerance of LGBT practitioners.^[1]
11 January – Pope Francis issues the Spiritus Domini, allowing women to serve as lectors and acolytes in the Catholic Church.^[2]
5 March – Pope Francis becomes the first Pope to visit Iraq.^[3]
4 April – The 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines celebrations begin, marking the quincentennial of Christianity's arrival in the nation.^[4]
11 April – Mass protests break out in Pakistan after the Pakistani government declined to sever ties with France for blasphemy.^[5]
13 May – The interdenominational Christian Ökumenischer Kirchentag 2021 convention is held in Frankfurt with most participants attending digitally.^[6]
28 May – Taksim Mosque is inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey after decades of debate surrounding its creation.^[7]
1 June – Pope Francis issues the Pascite gregem Dei.^[8]
16 July – The Ghana National Mosque, the second largest mosque in West Africa, opens in Accra.^[9]
15 August – The Taliban retakes power in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of United States troops, imposing strict religious law on the nation.^[10]
11 September – Megan Rohrer becomes a Lutheran bishop, the first openly transgender person to do so.^[11]
19 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly.^[12]
8 October – A member of Islamic State – Khorasan Province carries out a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan.^[13]
13 October – Hindus and Hindu temples are attacked throughout Bangladesh after a Quran is found under a Hindu idol.^[14]
15 October – A member of Islamic State – Khorasan Province carries out a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan.^[15]
22 October – Mass protests break out in Pakistan after the Pakistani government declined to sever ties with France for blasphemy.^[16]
3 December – A Sri Lankan national is lynched in Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy.^[17]
10 December – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, the largest cathedral in the Persian Gulf region, is inaugurated in Bahrain.^[18]

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