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This is a timeline of events during the year 2026 which relate to religion.
Events
January
- 6 January - The 2025 Jubilee ends.
- 28 January - Sarah Mullally becomes legally Archbishop of Canterbury
March
- 1 March –
- Iran confirms the death of its supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a decapitation strike the previous day in Tehran by Israel and the United States. Forty days of mourning are declared.[1]
- 9 March – Mojtaba Khamenei is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran.[2]
April
- April 2 – The National Assembly in Quebec passes the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government Bill 9 that expands on its secularism law Bill 21. It bans wearing religious symbols for daycare workers and prayer spaces in public institutions. CAQ and Parti Québécois, voted in favour of the legislation, while the Liberals and Québec Solidaire voted against it.[3][4]
July
- July 1 – 2026 Écône consecrations, members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) in Écône, Switzerland, consecrated four bishops against the direct orders of Pope Leo XIV, triggering a religious schism between SSPX and the Catholic Church.[5][6][7][8] The consecrations were performed by SSPX Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, assisted by Bishop Bernard Fellay.[7][8] The four men consecrated were Michael Goldade, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, and Pascal Schreiber.
Religious holy days and observances
Source:[9]
January
- 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- 5 – Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
- 6 – Epiphany
- 7 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- 26 – Bodhi Day
February
- 2 – Candlemas
- 15-16 – Maha Shivaratri
- 17 – Ramadan begins
- 18 – Ash Wednesday
March
- 2-3 – Purim
- 18 – Shri Ramakrishna Jayanti
- 19 – Ramadan ends
- 19-20 – Eid al-Fitr
- 20-21 – Baháʼí Naw-Rúz
- 20-21 – Nowruz
- 25 – Feast of the Annunciation
- 26 – Rama Navami
- 29 – Palm Sunday
April
- 1 – Passover begins
- 2 – Holy Thursday
- 3 – Good Friday
- 5 – Easter
- 5 – Palm Sunday
- 9 – Holy Thursday (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- 9 – Passover ends
- 10 – Good Friday (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- 12 – Easter (Eastern Orthodoxy)
- 14 – Vaisakhi
- 21 – Ridván begins
May
- 2 – Ridván ends
- 14 – Feast of the Ascension
- 21-23 – Shavuot
- 23-24 – Declaration of the Bab
- 24 – Pentecost
- 26-27 – Eid-al-Adha
- 28-29 – Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
- 31 – Trinity Sunday
June
- 7 – Feast of Corpus Christi
- 12 – Feast of the Sacred Heart
- 18 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib
- 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- 25-26 – Ashura
- 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July
- 9 – Martyrdom of the Bab
- 22-23 – Tisha B'Av
- 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
August
- 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary
- 25-26 – Mawlid-al-Nabi
September
- 4 – Krishna Janmashtami
- 8-15 – Paryushana
- 11-13 – Rosh Hashanah
- 20-21 – Yom Kippur
- 25-2 October – Sukkot
October
- 2-3 – Shemini Atzeret
- 3-4 – Simchat Torah
November
- 1 – All Saints' Day
- 2 – All Souls' Day
- 8 – Diwali
- 10 – Birth of the Báb
- 11 – Birth of Baháʼú'lláh
- 16 – Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA
- 22 – Feast of Christ the King
- 24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
- 24 – Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
- 26 – Thanksgiving
- 27-28 – Ascension of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá
- 29 – Advent Season Begins
December
- 3 – Feast of St. Francis Xavier
- 4 – Hanukkah Begins
- 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 24 – Advent Season Ends
- 25 – Christmas
- 26-1 January 2027 – Kwanzaa
See also
References
- ↑ Pietromarchi, Virginia. "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The leader who shaped Iran's defiance". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Iranian Council of Experts Elects Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader". The Eastern Herald. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "Quebec passes expanded secularism law targeting daycare workers, public prayer". 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Quebec passes law banning street prayers, prayer rooms in universities, CEGEPs". 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vatican Says SSPX Faces Excommunications for 'Schismatic' Bishop Consecrations". National Catholic Register. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Wooden, Cindy (13 May 2026). "Doctrinal office says SSPX bishop consecrations constitute 'schismatic act' subject to excommunication". OSV News. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Episcopal Consecrations at Écône – July 1, 2026 – Watch the Ceremony Live". FSSPX News. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 Winfield, Nicole (30 June 2026). "Pope begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off plan to consecrate its own bishops". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Calendar of Religious Holy Days and Observances". Xavier. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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