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. 16 February – The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex containing a church, a mosque, and a synagogue, is inaugurated in Abu Dhabi. 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, an apostolic exhortation, is released by Pope Francis to call for action on climate change. 4 October – The French government bans Civitas an Traditionalist Catholic, integrist association and political party. 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 Gaza 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 Gaza war Islamophobia during the Gaza war Religion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine Timeline of the Gaza war
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