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. 15 January – Pope Francis visits the Philippines. 19 January – The Eritrean Catholic Church is established as a separate entity from the Ethiopian Catholic Church. 25 January – The Scientology documentary Going Clear premieres at Sundance, bringing scrutiny to the Church of Scientology. 14 February – Islamic terrorists carry out several attacks in Copenhagen, Denmark, targeting Lars Vilks at a cultural event and targeting the Great Synagogue. May – The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is created by a faction of Al-Mourabitoun declaring its loyalty to the Islamic State. June – American conversion therapy organization JONAH is ordered to dissolve after being found to be fraudulent. 18 June – Laudato si' is published as an encyclical by Pope Francis. 27 June The Dicastery for Communication is created within the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church. A white supremacist gunman attacks the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. 1 July – The First Church of Cannabis is established in Indianapolis, Indiana. 16 August – Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption is founded for one month by satirist John Oliver as a criticism of prosperity theology. 11 September – A crane collapses on a crowd preparing for the Hajj. 19 September – Pope Francis visits Cuba. 22 September – Pope Francis visits the United States. 23 September – The Moscow Cathedral Mosque opens in Moscow, Russia, in a ceremony attended by Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Mahmoud Abbas. 24 September The Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs is consecrated in Gyumri, Armenia. A crowd crush occurs during the Hajj. 1 October – The Imam Ali Mosque opens in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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. 8 December – The Catholic Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy begins.
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