The 21st century AD consists of the years 2001-2100.
- Pope John Paul II makes a series of apologies to non-Catholics
- September 11, 2001: Islamic Al Queda terrorists, directed by Osama bin Laden, hijack four airplanes in the Eastern United States. Two are crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, one crashes into the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and the other plane crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. Thus begins the War on Terrorism.
- October 7, 2001: An international coalition led by the United States invades Afghanistan, defeats the Taliban, and occupies Afghanistan.
- 2002: Jesuits initate the Church in the 21st Century program in response to Catholic priest sex abuse scandals.
- August 13, 2002: American Catholic bishops issue a joint statement, "Reflections on Covenant and Mission," with leaders of Reform and Conservative Judaism, which affirms that Christians should not target Jews for conversion.
- 2003: United States-led invasion of Iraq.
- April 2, 2005: Death of Pope John Paul II.
- April 19, 2005: Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger is elected Pope, takes the name Pope Benedict XVI.
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