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This week, in what is normally the interview segment of Vatican Insider, I bring you on a pilgrimage with the Via Lucis!

After the news segment and the Q&A on the Paschal candle, stay tuned for the special story about the Via Lucis, the Way of Light, basically a post-Easter journey through 14 stations of light, the light that fills our life because of the Resurrection.

This devotion is also known as Stations of the Resurrection as it encourages the faithful to meditate on the Resurrection of Jesus and on his post-Resurrection appearances to the disciples and others.

The 14 traditional stations of the Via Lucis are:

Jesus Rises from the Dead-Matthew 28: 5-6

The Women Discover the Empty Tomb-Matthew 28:1-6

The Risen Lord Appears to Mary Magdalen-John 20:11-16

Mary Magdalen Proclaims the Resurrection the Apostles-John 20: 17-18

The Risen Lord Appears on the Road to Emmaus-Luke 24: 13-16, 25-27

The Risen Lord is Recognized in the Breaking of the Bread- Luke 24: 28-32

The Risen Lord Appears to the Community of Disciples-Luke 24: 36-39

The Risen Lord gives the Disciples Power to Forgive-John 20:21-23

The Risen Lord Strengthens the Faith of Thomas-John 20:24-29

The Risen Lord Forgives Peter and Entrusts Him to Feed His Sheep-John 21:15-17

The Risen Lord Sends the Disciples into the World – Matthew 28: 16-20

The Risen Lord Ascends into Heaven – Acts 1: 9-11

Mary and the Disciples Keep Vigil in the Upper Room – Acts 1: 12-14

The Risen Lord Sends the Holy Spirit – Acts 2: Source:

On the road to Emmaus –

Welcome to Vatican Insider as we mark the three holy days of the Triduum and then the glorious news of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday.

As we approach Easter weekend, I want to give you a heads-up about the Special I have prepared for the interview segment where I try to answer the question, “Who is the Man of the Shroud?”

For decades, as worshipers gather around the world to commemorate Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. scientists have been studying the results of tests made on an object alleged to be directly connected with that passion.

I sincerely hope you can join me on “Vatican Insider” this Palm Sunday weekend and start of Holy Week as I share a very special story about a two-millennia old piece of cloth linked to the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. Known as the the Shroud of Turin, I try to answer the question, “Who is the Man of the Shroud?”

For decades, as worshipers gather around the world to commemorate Christ’s passion, death and resurrection, scientists have been studying the results of tests made on an object alleged to be directly connected with that passion.

The object of intense religious devotion as well as scientific curiosity is a simple strip of linen known as the Shroud of Turin. It has been venerated by Christians for centuries as the burial cloth that wrapped the body of Jesus Christ in his tomb after his crucifixion and death.

This weekend, in what is normally the interview segment, I offer a mini-pilgrimage of sorts as we visit some of the Lenten Station churches in Rome, very special churches that tell a beautiful story over the 40 days of Lent, a story found only in Rome. I note at the start that, every year on Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent, Popes process from the Benedictine church of Sant’Anselmo on the Aventine Hill to the nearby Dominican basilica of Santa Sabina, thus renewing a centuries-old Roman tradition of celebrating Mass at what are known here as Lenten station or stational churches.

This week in Part II of the interview segment, I again feature two amazing men, two friends, Craig Johring and Danny Leger, who are truly doing the Lord’s work of caring for the least of our brethren through HOPE OF THE POOR, an amazing organization they co-founded in Nebraska with headquarters in Omaha and Mexico City. The motto is “Alleviating the poverty of being unloved.” You will hear Craig and Danny tell absolutely riveting tales of the poorest of the poor whom they try to help in many ways, especially by giving them a sense of their worth and dignity.

I spoke to Craig last year on Vatican Insider and Danny joined him on this visit to Rome and in this interview for VI. They speak of their work in Mexico and the U.S. and then share with us why the exciting reasons why they were in Rome. We met midway during their Rome visit after Mass at St. Patrick’s on February 25.

This week in the interview segment I feature two amazing men, two friends, Craig Johring and Danny Leger, who are truly doing the Lord’s work of caring for the least of our brethren through HOPE OF THE POOR, an amazing organization they co-founded in Nebraska with headquarters in Mexico City and Omaha. The motto is “Alleviating the poverty of being unloved” and you will hear them tell absolutely riveting tales of the poorest of the poor whom they try to help in many ways, especially by giving them a sense of their worth and dignity.

I spoke to Craig last year on Vatican Insider and Danny joined him on this visit to Rome and in this interview for VI. They speak of their work in Mexico and the U.S. and then share with us why the exciting reasons why they were in Rome.