St. Tikhon’s Monastery’s annual pilgrimage is set for Memorial Day weekend and nearly 5,000 people are expected on the grounds in South Canaan Twp., Wayne County.And the newly constructed ...

SOUTH CANAAN TWP. – They came from near and far Saturday, called by faith to the 113th annual pilgrimage at St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orthodox Monastery. America’s oldest Orthodox monastery… ...

WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — It's a tradition for the faithful in part of Wayne County. St. Tikhon's Monastery in South Canaan Township near Waymart had its annual religious pilgrimage this weekend.

Father Innocent Neal and monks Stephen Lindell and Daniel Armstrong, clergy at St. Tikhon’s Monastery, roast beans and make coffee inside the bookstore in Waymart, Pa., on Nov. 1, 2016.

“St. Tikhon Monastery was founded in 1908 by a priest from this parish,” protodeacon Joseph Matusiac, 37, said after the liturgy.

WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — Tucked away in rural Wayne County sits St. Tikhon's Monastery and Seminary. It's the oldest American Orthodox Seminary, but it's the choir that has gained national attention ...

St. Tikhon’s has flourished as a musical training ground for many Orthodox parishes on the east coast, and part of the monastery’s museum, which contains priceless icons once owned by Czar Nicholas II ...

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, East Main Street, Miners Mills, Wilkes-Barre, will welcome St. Tikhon’s Mission Choir to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church on Sunday, Sept. 15. The an… ...

St. Tikhon’s Monastery remains a historical center for Orthodox Christian faithful as the first and oldest Orthodox monastery in the nation, said Father John Kowalczyk, spokesman for St. Tikhon’s.

Father Innocent, who like other orthodox clergy prefers to be called by first name only, manages the bookstore. A longtime coffee aficionado, he roasted coffee in small batches long before considering ...