Shroud of Turin Education and Outreach

For scheduling a presentation at our organization, please call or email
Speaker fees/honoraria are negotiable

To schedule a presentation and tour for groups of 10 or more email Dr. Cheryl White, Curator.

The Cathedral of St. John Berchmans has been actively engaged in Shroud research and educational efforts on an international level. Please see the list below of educational conferences and events that have involved our Cathedral Rector, Fr. Peter Mangum, Curator of the Shroud Collection Dr. Cheryl White, and Assistant Curator John Michael Giglio:

 

April 2020
Shroud Presentation and Art Exhibition – Basilica of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Archbishop Sheen Center for Culture and the Arts, New York, NY
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

March 2020
Shroud Presentation, Cheyenne, Wyoming
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)

February 2020
Shroud Presentation, Vancouver Shroud Association, British Columbia
(Dr. Cheryl White)

January 2020
Panel Speakers at Museum of the Bible, Shroud of Turin Exhibition Kick-Off Event, Washington, DC
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

October 2019
Shroud Presentation, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA

September 2019
Research Access: Vatican Secret Archives, Rome, Italy
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)
Consultation with Turin Center for Sindonology and Archbishop of Turin’s Commission on the Shroud, Turin, Italy
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)

August 2019
International Conference Shroud of Turin: Toronto, Ontario
Paper Presentation: Re-Examining the Record: A Contextual Analysis of a Letter of Pope Innocent III
(from Vatican Secret Archives Research)
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Consultation with Museum of the Bible on Shroud Exhibition, Washington, DC
(Dr. Cheryl White)

July 2019
Shroud Presentation: The University of Maine, Belfast, ME
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Jackson, Wyoming
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, John MIchael Giglio)

June 2019
Shroud Presentations: Alaska Catholic Youth Conference, Archdiocese of Anchorage, AK
(Dr. Cheryl White)

May 2019
Grand Opening: Shroud Exhibit, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans
Louisiana State Senate Commendation (Resolution 124) recognizing Cathedral work on the Shroud of Turin

April 2019
Shroud Presentations: Vancouver Shroud Association, British Columbia
(Dr. Cheryl White)

March 2019
Shroud Presentation: St. Joseph Seminary, Covington, LA
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: St. Christopher Catholic Church, Willow, AK
(Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)
Shroud Presentation: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wasilla, AK
(Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)
Shroud Presentation: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Shreveport, LA
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Preview Museum of the Holy Shroud Exhibit & Fr. Andrew Dalton Lenten Retreat on Shroud of Turin

February 2019
Acquisition of Collection of Museum of the Holy Shroud
Shroud Presentation: St. Vincent Anglican Cathedral,  Ft. Worth, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)
Shroud Presentation: St. Mary Help of Christians, Aiken, SC
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

December 2018
Meetings at Museum of the Holy Shroud, Wabash, Indiana
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)

November 2018
Shroud Presentation: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
(Dr. Cheryl White)

October 2018
Shroud Presentation: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bossier City, LA
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Hosted National Conference: 40th Anniversary Shroud of Turin Research Project with Dr. John Jackson, Rebecca Jackson,Barrie Schwortz, Russ Breault, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Panel Discussion & Special Podcast Episode
Shroud Presentation: LSUHSC Medical Students Association, Shreveport, LA
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

September 2018
Shroud Presentation: The Tolkien Society, Dallas, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: Catholic Women’s League, Shreveport, LA
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

August 2018
Shroud Presentation: All Saints Episcopal Church, Anchorage, AK
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: First Methodist Church, Bossier City, LA
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: St. Margaret’s School, Lake Charles, LA
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

July 2018
Shroud Presentation: Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White)

May 2018
Vatican Research Presentation: LSU Foundation Board
(Dr. Cheryl White)

April 2018
Shroud Presentation: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Research Access:  Vatican Secret Archives, Rome
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)
Regina Apostolorum, Rome: Man of the Shroud Exhibit
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

March 2018
Shroud Presentation: Cathedral of St. John Berchmans
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Shroud Presentation: St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Monroe, LA
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Hosted Regional Conference on Shroud of Turin with Barrie Schwortz, Cathedral of St. John Berchmans

February 2018
Shroud Presentation: St. Vincent Anglican Cathedral, Ft. Worth, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White)
Launch of Who is the Man of the Shroud? Podcast Series
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

November 2017
Shroud Presentation: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PA
(Dr. Cheryl White)

October 2017
American Confraternity of the Holy Shroud Seminar & Training
With Dr. John Jackson – Turin Shroud Center of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White)

September 2017
Shroud Presentation: Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
(Dr. Cheryl White)

July 2017
International Conference Shroud of Turin: Pasco, Washington
(Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, John Michael Giglio)
Washington Conference Paper Presentation: Faith, Science, Encounter: Epistemology and the Shroud of Turin
(Dr. Cheryl White)

Fr. Peter B. Mangum

Fr. Peter B. Mangum attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he received degrees in theology and canon law.  Fr. Mangum is rector of the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans and chaplain to two schools (Pre-K3 – 12). He is also the Judicial Vicar.  He is a member of numerous ecclesial organizations, including the American Confraternity of the Holy Shroud, of which he is the only priest.  Fr. Mangum also belongs to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an 800-year old chivalric order, in which he holds the rank of Knight Commander.  He has been granted access to the Vatican Secret Archives for further research related to the Shroud, which was the basis of a published paper presented at the most recent international conference in Ontario (2019), as well as forthcoming academic papers.  Fr. Mangum is the Director of the Shroud Collection and co-host of the international podcast series, Who is the Man of the Shroud?

Cheryl H. White, Ph.D.

Dr. Cheryl White is a Professor of History at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, and holds the endowed Hubert Humphreys Professorship. She is a board member of the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association (STERA), and a member of the American Confraternity of the Holy Shroud. She has studied the Shroud of Turin the entirety of her academic career, with a special interest in the Shroud’s so-called “Missing Years,” of 1204-1355, including recent research in the Vatican Secret Archives. She is a Dame of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. In addition to presenting academic papers at international Shroud conferences, she is a frequently requested lecturer on Shroud-related topics. Dr. White co-hosts the international podcast with Fr. Peter Mangum entitled, Who is the Man of the Shroud? She is the Curator of the Shroud Collection.

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