2025 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2025 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 6 – The resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury (since 2013) comes into effect. Welby announced his resignation on November 12, 2024 after the Makin Review criticised his failure to investigate allegations of abuse committed by John Smyth. Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, serves as the acting leader of the Church of England until a new Archbishop of Canterbury is selected.[1]
- 25 – Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church (since 1992), dies at the age of 95. Metropolitan John of Korça is elected Locum Tenens of the Archbishopric in an extraordinary session of the Holy Synod.[2]
February
[edit]- 4 – Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, Imam of the Nizari (since 1957), dies at the age of 88. He is succeeded by his eldest son Prince Rahim Aga Khan V.[3][4]
- 11 – Prince Rahim Aga Khan V officially accedes to the Nizari Imamate in a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal.[5]
- 28 – A suicide bombing at Darul Uloom Haqqania kills eight people, including the perpetrator. Among the dead is the target of the bombing, Islamic scholar Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani, who, since the assassination of his father in 2018, has served as Emir of the Pakistani Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S).
March
[edit]- 16 – Metropolitan John of Korça is elected Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church by the Church's 7-member Holy Synod.[6]
- 29 – John is officially enthroned as Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church in a ceremony in the Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, Albania.[7]
April
[edit]- 15 – In the United States, The Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs into law a bill that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments and In God We Trust in Arkansas classrooms.[8][9][10]
- 21 - Pope Francis dies at the age of 88.[11][12]
May
[edit]- 7 – The 2025 papal conclave begins.[13]
- 8 –
- The fourth ballot of the papal conclave elects a new pope after the second and third ballots failed earlier in the day.[14]
- American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is announced as the new pope, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.[15]
- 18 – The papal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV is held.[16]
June
[edit]- 1 – Stassi D. Cramm is sustained as Prophet-President of Community of Christ at the denomination's annual World Conference in Independence, Missouri. She succeeds the retiring Stephen M. Veazey who has served in the role since 2005. Cramm, who had been nominated for the post in 2024, is the first woman to lead Community of Christ.[17]
- 21 - In the United States, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs a law that will require all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms.[18]
- 27 – Andy John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor, resigns after two reports alleged financial mismanagement and found a culture of excessive drinking, promiscuity and inappropriate language at Bangor Cathedral. John's resignation as Archbishop of Wales is immediate, while is resignation as Bishop of Bangor is effective August 31.[19]
July
[edit]- 1 – At his 90th birthday celebrations in Dharamshala, India, the 14th Dalai Lama confirms that the office of Dalai Lama will continue after his death, his successor will be appointed by the Gaden Phodrang Trust with no input from the Chinese government, and reiterates that his successor will be born outside China. The Chinese government responds insisting that the next Dalai Lama must be approved by them.[20]
- 4 – Erton Köhler unseats Ted N. C. Wilson as President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the Church's 62nd General Conference (GC) in St. Louis, Missouri. In the GC Nominating Committee Köhler was nominated with 170 votes against 104 for Wilson, who had served as President since 2010, and 3 abstentions. Köhler's name was then put to the 1,909 GC delegates for a confirmation vote. In this vote Köhler was approved as President 1,721 to 188.[21]
- 7 – The United States Internal Revenue Service allows churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.[22]
Religious holy days and observances
[edit]Source:[23]
January
[edit]- 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- 6 - Epiphany
- 7 - Christmas Eastern Orthodox
- 14 - Guru Gobind Singh's birthday
- 14 - Pongal
February
[edit]- 26 - Maha Shivaratri
- 28 - Ramadan begins
March
[edit]- 5 - Ash Wednesday
- 13–14 – Purim
- 20–21 – Nowruz
- 25 - Feast of the Annunciation
- 29–30 – Eid al-Fitr
- 30 - Ramadan ends
April
[edit]- 6 - Rama Navami
- 12 - Passover begins
- 13 – Palm Sunday
- 13 – Vaisakhi
- 17 - Holy Thursday
- 18 - Good Friday (in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars)
- 20 - Easter (in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars)
- 20 - Passover ends
May
[edit]- 12 - Vesak
- 29 - Feast of the Ascension
June
[edit]- 1-3 - Shavuot
- 6–7 – Eid al-Adha
- 7 - Feast of the Sacred Heart
- 8 - Pentecost
- 15 - Trinity Sunday
- 22 – Corpus Christi
- 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July
[edit]- 16–17 – Ashura
- 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
August
[edit]- 12–13 – Tisha B'Av
- 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary
- 16 – Krishna Janmashtami
- 21 – Paryushana
September
[edit]- 5 – Mawlid-al-Nabi
October
[edit]- 2–4 – Rosh Hashanah
- 11–12 – Yom Kippur
- 17 – Sukkot
- 21 - Diwali
- 23–24 – Shemini Atzeret
- 24–25 – Simchat Torah
November
[edit]- 1 - All Saints' Day
- 2 - All Souls' Day
- 2 - International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
- 5 – Guru Nanak Gurpurab
- 16 – Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA
- 23 – Feast of Christ the King
- 30 – Advent Season
December
[edit]- 3 – Feast of St. Francis Xavier
- 8 – Immaculate Conception
- 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 25 - Christmas
- 25 - Hanukkah Begins
- 26–1 – Kwanzaa
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welby formally relinquishes Archbishop role". BBC News. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Αποφάσεις της έκτακτης Ιεράς Συνόδου της Εκκλησίας της Αλβανίας". ROMFEA (in Greek). 25 January 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies". BBC News. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini appointed new Aga Khan". BBC News. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Prince Rahim Aga Khan V assumed leadership in accession ceremony". The Citizen. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Albania's Orthodox church elects new leader, Archbishop Joan". AP News. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Albania's Orthodox Church enthrones new Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania". World Council of Churches. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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- ^ "Papa Francesco è morto, aveva 88 anni. L'annuncio del cardinale Farrell: «Alle 7.35 è tornato alla casa del Padre»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Pope Francis dies aged 88". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Conclave to elect new Pope to begin on May 7th - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Hammond, Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, Olivia Kemp, Billy Stockwell, Maureen Chowdhury, Elise (8 May 2025). "Live updates: Conclave elects new Pope". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Picheta, Lauren Kent, Chris Lamb, Rob (8 May 2025). "Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name Leo XIV". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV to be held on May 18 - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Fletcher Stack, Peggy; Noyce, David (25 June 2025). "'Mormon Land': After a 'modern-day Pentecost,' a history-making prophet-president take reins of a church 'reborn'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim (21 June 2025). "New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom". The Associated Press. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (27 June 2025). "Archbishop of Wales stands down after Bangor cathedral scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Pandey, Geeta; Hussain, Samira (1 July 2025). "Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Witherspoon, Stanton (6 July 2025). "From South America to Silver Spring: How Erton Köhler was elected to lead". Spectrum Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ Fahrenthold, David A. (7 July 2025). "I.R.S. says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Calendar of Religious Holy Days and Observances". Xavier. Retrieved 31 October 2024.