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Attention Shroud News Seekers: January 21, 2014

From this date on, news about the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit will be posted at 

NationalShroudofTurinExhibit.org

The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit is a project of SignFromGod. See you there!

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Shroud Program at Catholic Information Center (CIC) in Washington, D.C. on July 20 was a huge success!

The CIC and National Shroud of Turin Exhibit (NSTE) co-hosted program "The Shroud of Turin: Mystery and History." A surprise VIP guest attended and addressed the crowd. 

L to R. Lisa Rowan and David Adams (NSTE Team members) Myra Kahn Adams (NSTE Exec. Director) Dr. Cheryl White, (speaker and NSTE member) Cardinal–Designate Papal Nuncio (Vatican Amb. to U.S.) Christophe Pierre and Fr. Charles Trullols (CIC Director).
Dr. Cheryl White spoke about the Shroud in the context of history and its unsolved mysteries. Cardinal–Designate Papal Nuncio Christophe Pierre, addressed the audience with thoughtful remarks concerning the Shroud in relation to our resurrection through Christ.
The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit (NSTE) plans to produce a permanent Shroud of Turin Exhibit in Washington, D.C. Its first mini-exhibit is a life-sized Shroud replica on display at CIC. Shroud of Turin Replica Exhibit - Catholic Information Center (cicdc.org)

March 28, 2023: National Shroud of Turin Exhibit Grand Opening at Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC.

This successful event received prominent Catholic media coverage. News links below the photos.

Myra Kahn Adams explains the four-group collaboration that brought the life-sized Shroud of Turin replica to the Catholic Information Center (CIC) in DC.

Nora Creech, our National Shroud of Turin team member, gave a stunning power point talk at the event. A Washington VIP sat in the front row with security guards! The event was featured in the National Catholic Register (the most widely read Catholic publication in the world). On Palm Sunday the article was trending #1. Below is the photo that appeared on the front page of NCR. 

https://www.ncregister.com/features/christ-s-passion-written-in-blood

More Shroud replica at CIC media coverage included:

 https://aleteia.org/2023/03/27/shroud-of-turin-replica-on-display-at-the-catholic-information-center/

AND http://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2023/03/grand-opening-shroud-of-turin-replica.html

Stay tuned for more news about The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit plans and events.

 

March 14, 2023: Sign From God & National Shroud of Turin Exhibit at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Wash DC

Display Table for National Shroud of Turin Exhibit at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. on March 14. (A project of SignFromGod) Our logo seal, shown below, was also featured on the big screens during the breakfast attended by 1,000 faithful.

Members of our team who attended the National Catholic Breakfast from left to right: Lisa Rowan, Nora Creech, Myra Kahn Adams, Dr. Cheryl White. The Shroud posters were distributed in 1000 gift bags for breakfast attendees. We are promoting the life-sized Shroud of Turin replica at the Catholic Information Center in downtown DC. That replica is our first "mini-exhibit" and a great start for our mission to produce a permanent national Shroud of Turin exhibit in DC.

March 9, 2023 - A Banner Day for SignFromGod and National Shroud of Turin Exhibit!

A banner day for the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit (NSTE). Our first mini-exhibit was installed at the Catholic Information Center (CIC) in Washington, DC,  close to the White House. Pictured from left to right is CIC Director Father Charles Trullols, Myra Kahn Adams - Executive Director of the NSTE, and David Adams from NSTE executive team. The life-sized Shroud replica will be on display at least six months at the CIC, 1500 K St. NW, Wash. DC. cicdc.org

March 2023 News:

The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit a project of SignFromGod is proud to announce that our first "mini" exhibit is a life-sized replica of the Shroud of Turin on display at the Catholic Information Center (CIC) in downtown Washington D.C. The replica was gifted from the International Center for Sindonology in Turin, Italy — the authorities who are responsible for the daily care of the Shroud of Turin — to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Then, the Museum loaned the replica to the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit, and it will be on display at CIC for six months starting on March 13, 2023. CIC is located at 1501 K St. NW, Washington D.C. 20005. cicdc.org

The leaders of the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit are pleased about this four-way collaboration — a great start to help us fulfill our mission to produce a permanent National Shroud of Turin Exhibit. 

On March 14, at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit will host an exhibit booth and also distribute 1,000 Shroud posters in the attendee gift bags to promote the Shroud replica and the four-way collaboration that made it possible. The poster explains the markings on the Shroud that mirror the Gospel accounts of the suffering endured by Jesus Christ.

For more information contact: [email protected]

Dec. 9, 2022, Announcing:

National Shroud of Turin Exhibit

SignFromGod announces a new initiative to build and produce a permanent Shroud of Turin Exhibit in Washington, D.C. Learn all the details here: https://www.nationalshroudofturinexhibit.org/ Watch this space for exciting developments in 2023.

National Shroud Of Turin Exhibit

Our team of Shroud experts are hard at work to birth what will be the world's most high-tech, immersive exhibit about the Shroud of Turin on permanent display at a location in Washington D.C. - known only to God, at this time.  Please donate (tax-deductible) and pray that we will be able to fund this extraordinary exhibit that will glorify Jesus Christ.

 

July 16, 2022:  SignFromGod sponsored Shroud of Turin event at Museum of the Bible. 

Myra Kahn Adams, Executive Director of SignFromGod, told the audience that they would receive posters detailing all the marks of suffering seen on the "Man of the Shroud." Myra also promoted the SignFromGod logo coffee mug, a gift with a donation to the ministry. Click on donate page.

Shown above: Zooming in from Turin, Italy was Enrico Simonato, the keynote speaker. Enrico is one of the directors of the International Center for the Study of the Shroud (located in Turin, Italy). He shared insights about the perpetual care of the cloth and how it relates to both scientific and critical studies that continue from many disciplines around the world. He also discussed the present-day state of research from his unique experience as a primary caretaker of the Shroud today, responsible for preserving it for future generations.

Joining him on the panel (in the middle) was Cheryl H. White, PhD, a Shroud expert and engaging speaker who has been invited to all the Shroud events at the museum. Her topic was "The Most Studied Artifact in the World: What Do We Know Today about the Shroud of Turin?"

On the left is Christy Wallover, Exhibit Developer who spoke about "Revealing Insights: Results from Mystery & Faith Visitor Surveys." On the right is Dr. Jeff Kloha, the museum's chief curator.

Shown above: Dr. Cheryl White speaking on July 16. The exhibition about the Shroud closes on July 31 (as scheduled) and has been the musuem's most popular exhibition.

SignFromGod is proud to have sponsored all the Shroud events, Jan. 18, 2020; Oct. 9, 2021; Feb. 26, 2022; and July 31, 2022. 

April 17, Easter Sunday

Myra Kahn Adams was the guest on Catholic Review Radio that airs on stations in Baltimore, Maryland and others closer to DC. Here is the link. https://catholicreview.org/radio-interview-the-shroud-of-turin/

Also Myra spoke about the Shroud and SignFromGod on national EWTN radio, April 12. 

April 15, 2022 Good Friday

Catholic News mentions SignFromGod and Myra Kahn Adams is quoted in a news report headlined "Shroud of Turin is ‘powerful image of God’s love,’ says exhibit curator" about the Museum of the Bible's Shroud exhibition. 

This is part of an exhibit titled "Mystery and Faith: The Shroud of Turin" on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington. The exhibit opened Feb. 26, 2022, and runs through July 31. (CNS photo/courtesy Museum of the Bible)

Feb. 26, 2022 - SignFromGod's Banner Day the Shroud Exhibit Opening.

It was a glorious day at the grand opening of the Shroud of Turin exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The exhibit is open through July 31. Here is the team responsible for the opening event: From left to right - Lisa Rowan, Russ Breault, Fr. Robert Spitzer, Dr. Cheryl White, Myra Adams, Dr. Jeff Kloha and David Adams.

Besides the high-tech exhibit with an exact replica of the Shroud, there was an expert speakers event starring SignFromGod co-founder Russ Breault and Barrie Schwortz from Shroud.com, among others. SignFromGod was one of the four event sponsors. Here is a link to watch the program. And a short clip from the opening event when Chief Curatorial Officer Dr. Jeff Kloha thanked and recognized Myra Adams for bringing the idea of a Shroud exhibit to the museum four years ago. 

Myra Adams at Feb. 23 press event in front of exhibit opening panel.

There was much press: Russ Breault appeared on EWTN to promote the exhibit. Myra wrote an op-ed on Townhall that posted on Feb. 26, Shroud of Turin Exhibit at Museum of the Bible – Why You Should Visit. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Amb. Callista Gingrich wrote a detailed article about the Shroud and the exhibit. Other press included NewsMax, the Washington Times, and the National Catholic Register. 

Podcasts included: Line of Fire with Dr. Michael Brown featuring Museum of the Bible curators.  Myra appeared on Ed Morrissey’s podcast and then Myra and Russ were also guests on Dr. Michael Brown’s podcast talking about the Shroud and the exhibit.

Shown below: Russ Breault and Myra Adams at Feb. 26 dinner event.  

Pictured below: Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States (Vatican ambassador to U.S.) was a featured speaker. Barrie Schwortz from Shroud.com appeared virtually.

Pictured below: Sponsors of Shroud exhibition opening event where SignFromGod was in great company.

 

 

 

Jan. 10, 2022

Exhibition about the Shroud of Turin grand-opening event on Feb. 26, 2022 at Museum of the Bible. Buy tickets here! 

The long-awaited high-tech exhibition about the Shroud of Turin is opening Feb. 26, 2022 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. 

Titled, Mystery and Faith: The Shroud of Turin will close on July 31, 2022.  Tickets for the Feb. 26 grand-opening event are now on sale.

Oct. 9, 2021

At the Museum of the Bible on Oct. 9, Sign From God was the event sponsor of "Shroud of Mystery: The World's Most Analyzed Artifact." This successful program featured three Sign From God board members, Russ Breault, Joe Marino and Myra Kahn Adams along with two Shroud experts Dr. Cheryl White and Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum. The event was hosted by Dr. Jeff Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer, Museum of the Bible.  Watch the program here.

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States (Vatican ambassador to U.S.) pictured below, was a special surprise guest and addressed the crowd about the deep meaning of the Shroud of Turin and the "Man of the Shroud."

Pictured below: Panel discussion featuring internationally known Shroud experts. Starting from left to right: Event moderator, Dr. Jeff Kloha - Chief Curator Museum of the Bible; Very Reverend Peter Mangum; Dr. Cheryl White; Russ Breault; and Joe Marino. Russ and Joe are Sign From God board members. 

Pictured below from left: Very Reverend Peter Mangum - Rector of the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, LA., Dr. Cheryl White - international Shroud scholar and Professor of History at LSU, Shreveport, Russ Breault - World renown Shroud expert and speaker, Myra Kahn Adams - SignFromGod Executive Director, writer and media producer.

Pictured below: Myra Kahn Adams and Russ Breault two of the four founding members of SignFromGod.

Pictured below, Brian Hyland, curator of the Museum of the Bible's exhibition about the Shroud of Turin got the crowd excited about the Feb. 26, 2022 opening. Here he discussed the challenges overcome through hi-tech interactive displays.

Sept. 30, 2021 

Shroud.com mentions SignFromGod.org in conjunction with the Oct. 9, 2021 Shroud speakers event at the Museum of the Bible.

Sept. 3, 2021: 

Oct. 9, 2021 -  Shroud Speaker's Event  at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

"Shroud of Mystery: The World's Most Analyzed Artifact"

Buy your ticket here - attend in person or virtual.

April 8, 2020:

Save the date, Oct 9, 2021 for an inspiring Shroud speakers event at the Museum of the Bible:  

"Shroud of Mystery: The World's Most Analyzed Artifact."  Details and ticket information to follow.

December 9, 2020: 

July 30 -31 2021 Shroud CONFERENCE POSTPONED!!! DUE TO COVID! New Date in mid-2022 to be announced. The Conference was the closing event for the Shroud of Turin exhibition opening on Feb. 18, 2021 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C., now rescheduled to open FEB. 26, 2022 and run through JULY 31, 2022.

December 5, 2020:

"Shroud of Turin: Interview With Expert of New Book Disputing Medieval Date Test"

Myra Adams interview on TOWNHALL.com with Sign From God board member, Joe Marino, about his new book -

“The 1988 C-14 Dating of the Shroud of Turin – A Stunning Expose’” detailing all that went awry with the 1988 tests, scientifically and politically.

November 2020: 

Museum of the Bible Announcement

 

April 12, 2020: Easter Message

"What If the Shroud of Turin is Christ's Authentic Burial Cloth?"

By Myra Adams on Townhall 

(Re-posted on RealClearReligion and RedState)

Jan. 18, 2020: at the Museum of the Bible

Speakers and organizers of the Shroud event at the Museum of the Bible on Jan. 18, 2020. L to R: Ray Downing, Maria Downing, Dr. Jeff Kloha, Lisa Rowan, Tristian Casabianca, Myra Adams, Dr. Cheryl White, Russ Breault, Fr. Andrew Dalton, David Adams. Not shown: Fr. Robert Spitzer Photo credit ©2020 Karen Saunders used with permission.

Speakers and organizers of the Shroud event at the Museum of the Bible on Jan. 18, 2020.

L to R: Ray Downing, Maria Downing, Dr. Jeff Kloha (Chief Curator for the Museum), Lisa Rowan, Tristian Casabianca, Myra Adams, Dr. Cheryl White, Russ Breault, Fr. Andrew Dalton, David Adams. Not shown: Fr. Robert Spitzer. Photo credit: Karen Saunders Photography.

Sign From God board members played key roles in making this a successful, sold-out Shroud speakers event at the Museum of the Bible.

Read about it here:

"Museum of the Bible Hosts Shroud Event in Washington, D.C."

The event was held to educate people about the Shroud and help raise funds  for the high tech, interactive Shroud of Turin Exhibition targeted to open at the Museum of the Bible on February 17, 2021.  We need your help to raise $1.5 million more to make this exhibition the most groundbreaking Shroud exhibit EVER PRODUCED!! This exhibition will impact Washington, D.C., the nation, and the world.

Help us reach our fundraising goal.

On January 21, EWTN featured a news segment about the Jan. 18 event.

EWTN Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjl-U7RnD5M

JANUARY 2020

Register for all-star Shroud speaker event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

NOVEMBER 2019

Sign from God Board members, Myra Adams and Russ Breault wrote a detailed, comprehensive tutorial about the Shroud of Turin for Christianity.com  "What is the Shroud of Turin?"

AUGUST 2019

August 11

Myra Adams penned a well-circulated letter to Pope Francis making the case why he should authorize new 21st-century testing on the Shroud. Myra was informed that the letter was forwarded to the Pope's personal secretary.

Open Letter to Pope Francis: Time to Re-Test the Shroud

August 5

A Shroud piece in the National Catholic Register features Sign From God board member, Russ Breault:

The Shroud of Turin: Latest Study Deepens Mystery

Subhead: Researchers cast doubt on the findings of the controversial 1988 study.

JULY 2019

Sign From God's Executive Director Myra Adams wrote two popular Shroud of Turin pieces on TownHall:

July 21

Shroud of Turin: New Test Concludes 1988 Medieval Hoax Dating Was a Fraud 

July 28

Why Does The Shroud of Turin Still Exist?

JUNE 2019

SIGN FROM GOD board members were instrumental in convincing the Museum of the Bible to produce an exhibition about the Shroud.

From Shroud.com - TownHall.com -Aleteia

Credit: Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

"Prestigious Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Plans High-Tech Shroud
Exhibit"  Here is some groundbreaking Shroud news:

On April 23, the following announcement was made from the podium at the National
Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.:

“The Museum of the Bible is excited to propose a groundbreaking, high-tech, innovative
exhibition about the Shroud of Turin with a mission to explore its history, mysteries,
facets, and themes by utilizing state-of-the-art imaginative displays.”

The operative phrase is “excited to propose.”

In order for the Museum to produce what will be the most creative, high-tech Shroud
exhibition the world has ever seen, it will need to raise at least $2 million. News of the proposed exhibit first appeared on TownHall.com in a piece by Myra Adams that was later picked-up by Aleteia.

We are soliciting support from the national and international Shroud community
to help bring this extraordinary exhibition to life. All our efforts on behalf of the
Shroud will be enhanced by the attention this unique exhibit will attract.

To donate: https://www.museumofthebible.org/shroud-of-turin
 

 

July 29, 2018

Shroud is 'Fake' News Based on Faulty Science

Sign from God board member, Shroud author, and researcher Mark Antonacci has responded to the widely reported blood flow study in the mainstream media that proclaimed the Shroud was "fake."

Here is an excerpt from his analysis:

An Unrealistic Approach and Analysis of the Blood Flows on the Shroud of Turin

July 27, 2018
by Mark Antonacci

A recent paper by Matteo Borrini and Luigi Garlaschelli titled “A BPA Approach to the Shroud of Turin” was recently published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences1.  This paper contains the bloodstain patterns from two sets of experiments in which:

1.)  blood from an overhead bag was released through a small thin tube located at the back of the wrist of one of the authors, and which

2.)  blood flows were made on a plastic mannequin by pressure being applied on a small sponge soaked in blood.

From these experimental results, which differ from comparable blood flows on the Shroud of Turin, the authors conclude the blood flow patterns on the Shroud are unrealistic and indicate they were the result of artistry or were faked.  In this article, I will briefly explain how both sets of experiments are flawed in several respects, how the blood flows on the Shroud are quite realistic, and how the authors’ conclusions are necessarily flawed.  All of the comments that I will make about the blood marks on the multiply-wounded crucifixion victim wrapped in the Shroud are supported by decades of research by numerous pathologists, physicians, anatomists, battlefield surgeons, scientists and forensic experts cited throughout both of my below books.

Read Mark’s entire article.

Read Matteo Borrini et al. A BPA Approach to the Shroud of Turin Article

 

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June 21, 2018

‘Shroud Scholars Form New Non-profit Organization’

Barrie Schwortz has recently updated his famous Shroud.com site with all the latest Shroud news including an announcement about SignFromGod.

In April I received an e-mail from noted Shroud writer Myra Adams, informing us that a new non-profit organization named Sign From God Foundation had been recently formed that included Myra as Executive Director, Russ Breault as Senior Adviser, Mark Antonacci as Chief Legal Counsel and David Adams as Secretary. Here is a quote taken from their new website: "The leadership of Sign From God Foundation are dedicated professionals who have spent decades studying, speaking, researching and writing about the Shroud of Turin. Now we have come together dedicated and united in the belief that the Shroud of Turin should be utilized as an evangelization tool to bring a new generation to faith in Jesus Christ." In addition, I asked Myra to write a brief introduction and overview of the organization and it's goals, which she kindly provided:

"Announcing Sign From God, a New Shroud Advocacy Organization: The Sign From God Foundation Inc. and its site, SignFromGod.org is a new 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization promoting the Shroud of Turin... believed by millions to be the actual burial cloth that wrapped Jesus in the tomb, and which is either the greatest hoax ever perpetrated, or it is a deliberate and purposeful sign from God. The mission of "Sign from God" is embodied in its name. If the Shroud is authentic, it exists as a "sign from God" to help people come to faith in Jesus Christ. The Shroud fulfills the New Testament definition of a sign's purpose, which is to inform, warn and convey pertinent information before proceeding, or an indication that action will soon follow..."

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April 17, 2018

Myra Adams on Relevant Radio

Myra Adams and Chuck Neff are guests on the Relevant Radio show, “A Closer Look” guest-hosted by Ed Morrissey. The discussion focuses on their efforts to evangelize the gospel of Jesus Christ by fostering a knowledge and understanding of the Shroud of Turin to the next generation. The segment with Myra and Chuck begins at 30:24.

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Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018

'He is Risen!'- Physical Evidence of Christ's Resurrection?

Sign From God Executive Director Myra Adams published two new Shroud of Turin articles on well-known national news websites during the Easter season.

Exploring the Shroud’s top five mysteries.

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Good Friday, March 23, 2018

Shroud of Turin's 3D Encoded Info --How's It Get There?

Myra Adams interviews famed History Channel graphic artist Ray Downing known for “Real Face of Jesus?” documentary.

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