On April 27, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes of the USA, attended a reception at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NY during which the Archdiocese conferred upon Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Papal Knighthood. Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York conferred the order on behalf of the Pope of Rome.
Also attending the reception was the head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios; the head of the Antiochian Apostolic Archdiocese in America, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian as well as numerous other religious and secular leaders.
Bishop John personally congratulated Rabbi Schneier on this momentous occasion and relayed a congratulatory message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of the Rabbi's 85th birthday.