2017 in religion

Events

• 20 April – The International Church of Cannabis opens in Denver, Colorado.
• 6 May – The Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi, a Dievturi monument in Latvia, opens.
• 12–22 May – The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games are held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• June
• * Samoa becomes a Christian state. Article 1 of the Samoan Constitution states that “Samoa is a Christian nation founded of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”.
• * The Cologne Central Mosque is opened for prayers in Cologne, Germany.
• * The liberal Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque opens in Berlin, Germany.
• 29 August – Evangelical church leaders in the United States publish the Nashville Statement advocating monogamy and heterosexuality.
• 17 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly.
• 31 October – Germany celebrates the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day.
• 19 November – The Catholic Church observes the first annual World Day of the Poor.
• 8 December– The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is completed and dedicated after a century of construction.
• 29 December – An Islamic State gunman attacks the Church of Saint Menas in Cairo, Egypt.

  Undated

• The Synagogue Edmond Safra opens in Monaco.