On Sunday, April 30, the Sunday commemorating the Holy Myrrh-bearers, the St. Andrew Cathedral in Philadelphia celebrated the 120th anniversary of its founding. At the invitation of the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, the Divine Liturgy on the momentous occasion was led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York.
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On Sunday, May 7, the Fourth Sunday after Pascha, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
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On Tuesday, May 9th, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk, attended an official reception in honor of the 70th Anniversary of Allied victory in World War II at the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York City.
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On Wednesday, May 10, the World Summit of Christian Leaders in Defense of Persecuted Christians opened in Washington, USA. The conference organized by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association brought together representatives of various Christian confessions from over 135 countries.
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On May 13, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the with the head of the Anglican Church of North America, Archbishop Foley Beach.
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On May 11, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered an address at the plenary session of the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians in Washington.
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On Saturday, May 13, while leading a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians in Washington DC, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of all America and Canada.
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On Sunday, May 14, the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of all America and Canada led the Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington DC. His Beatitude was co-served by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk...
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On Sunday, May 14, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk visited the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC where he met with Ambassador Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak.
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On Saturday evening, May 13, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk led the All-night Vigil in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC.
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On Sunday, May 21, the Sixth Sunday after Pascha, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral.
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On Monday, May 22, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas to Bari, in 1087. Bishop John led the Divine Services in St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City on the occasion of its minor patronal feastday.