2025 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2025 which relate to religion.
Events
April
- 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.[1][2][3]
- 21 - Pope Francis dies at the age of 88.[4][5]
May
- 7 – The 2025 papal conclave begins.[6]
- 8 –
- The fourth ballot of the papal conclave elects a new pope after the second and third ballots failed earlier in the day.[7]
- American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is announced as the new pope, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.[8]
- 18 – The papal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV is held.[9]
June
- 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.[10]
Religious holy days and observances
Source:[11]
January
- 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- 6 - Epiphany
- 7 - Christmas Eastern Orthodox
- 14 - Guru Gobind Singh's birthday
- 14 - Pongal
February
- 26 - Maha Shivaratri
- 28 - Ramadan begins
March
- 5 - Ash Wednesday
- 13–14 – Purim
- 20–21 – Nowruz
- 25 - Feast of the Annunciation
- 29–30 – Eid al-Fitr
- 30 - Ramadan ends
April
- 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
- 12 - Vesak
- 29 - Feast of the Ascension
June
- 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
- 16–17 – Ashura
- 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
August
- 12–13 – Tisha B'Av
- 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary
- 16 – Krishna Janmashtami
- 21 – Paryushana
September
- 5 – Mawlid-al-Nabi
October
- 2–4 – Rosh Hashanah
- 11–12 – Yom Kippur
- 17 – Sukkot
- 21 - Diwali
- 23–24 – Shemini Atzeret
- 24–25 – Simchat Torah
November
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Calendar of Religious Holy Days and Observances". Xavier. Retrieved 31 October 2024.