2018 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2018 which relate to religion.

Events

26 February to 10 March – Anti-Muslim riots break out in Sri Lanka in which Buddhist rioters attacked Muslims.
9 April – Pope Francis publishes Gaudete et exsultate as an apostolic exhortation.
13 May – Islamist terrorists and their children carry out several suicide bombings against churches in Surabaya, Indonesia.
1 June - In Germany, The state Bavaria pass a Kreuzpflicht Law that requires crosses in all public buildings.
16 August – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abandons the word Mormon when referring to the church and its members.
25 August – Pope Francis visits Ireland.
2 September – The Bishkek Central Mosque, the largest mosque in Central Asia, is inaugurated.
14 September – The Russian Orthodox Church declares that it is ending relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople after it announces its intention to grant independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
22 September – Pope Francis visits the Baltic states.
27 October – A gunman attacks the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
31 October – Christian woman Asia Bibi is acquitted of blasphemy by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.