July 20, 2024 - Indianapolis, Indiana: The hard-working Shroud of Turin Exhibit team at the four-day National Eucharistic Congress with "The Chosen" actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the hit series. (Not all of the team was present when Jonathan visited.) Our exhibit had wait times of up to three hours. Lines never stopped for the entire Congress!  Approximately 60,000 people attended the Congress itself. Watch this video about the exhibit starring Fr. Andrew Dalton, produced by Shalom World TV.  Also read this headline story on Aleteia, an influential international Catholic news site.

Dr. Cheryl White explains the Ricci crucifix to Jonathan Roumie during his tour of the Shroud exhibit. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE PHOTOS.

Special thanks to Nora Creech, who produced this Othonia exhibit for the National Shroud of Turin Exhibit. More thanks to Pam McCue and Dr. Cheryl White, who co-produced. Thanks to Jason Pearson, who produced the video. Thanks to Matt Collins for his bronze life-sized sculpture of Jesus in the tomb. Thanks to Bill Lauto for his exhibit tours. Thanks to program speakers Fr. Andrew Dalton, Fr. Peter Mangum, Dr. Cheryl White, Fr. Kelby Tingle, Fr. Rafael Pascual, and Nan Balfour.

Thanks to Mary Botham for heading up the front desk. Many thanks to Marty Botham, Dennis Creech, David Adams, Peter Arenas, and Phillip Capehart for working on the difficult task of crowd control. Thanks to front desk helpers Annika Pearson, Belenna Lauto, and Alona Capehart.  General helpers Engie Lee, Martha May, Denise, and Jesse Montagnino. Junior helpers Dominic, Adelina, and Sofia Montagnino.  Myra Adams is exhausted just thanking everyone for their tireless efforts. The "Who is the Man of the Shroud" exhibit generated much media attention, always mentioning long lines.

Finally, thanks to Joel Stepanek, VP of Programming and Admin for the National Eucharistic Congress, for providing ballroom space, exhibit hardware, and printing 50,000 Shroud of Turin diagram brochures for all the pilgrims who waited patiently in line and read the brochure to help pass the time. Congrats to everyone! Mission Accomplished!

Jonathan Roumie, visiting our exhibit, is looking at the Shroud bust of Jesus, which many people say looks like him. The bust, by Matt Collins, was displayed on the stage, where the speakers gave their daily programs to a standing-room-only crowd.

Sisterhood of the Shroud outside the exhibit on July 19, 2024. Left to right: Nora Creech, Lisa Rowan, Myra Adams, Dr. Cheryl White.

At the Eucharistic Congress, Nora Creech, the producer of the Shroud exhibit in the hallway with the endless waiting line.

One of the many times Fr. Andrew Dalton spoke to the pilgrims. We had to double the seating area and still needed more chairs!

The exhibit intro video played continuously from July 17-20, every 7 minutes, to about 50 people with standing room.

Nora Creech during an interview with EWTN. Over the four days, the Shroud exhibit had a parade of media people.  Below is a screenshot of the Aleteia headline story posted on July 26, 2024, that was "#1 most read" all day/night.