2020 in religion
2020 in religion. Events 3 February – The Ljubljana Mosque, the first mosque to be built in Slovenia, opens in Ljubljana. 4 February – The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust is announced for the construction of the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, India. 23 February – Riots break out in Delhi, in which Hindu rioters randomly attack and kill Muslims. 1 June – U.S. President Donald Trump oversees the tear gassing of protesters to visit a church. 22 June – The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces is opened. 10 July – Hagia Sophia is converted from a museum to a mosque. 8 October – The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral is shelled during the Battle of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. 16 October – A French schoolteacher is murdered for allegedly displaying a depiction of Muhammed in class. 21 October – The documentary Francesco is released, in which Pope Francis makes comments endorsing protections for same-sex civil unions. 29 October – As Islamic terrorist attacks the Notre-Dame de Nice in Nice. 2 November – The Votanikos Mosque opens in Athens. 30 December – The Islamic Defenders Front is banned in Indonesia for its involvement in Islamic terrorism. See also 2020 in Vatican