Parishioners of St. Joseph Apache Mission, a church on tribal land in Mescalero, New Mexico, allege their pastor, with the knowledge of the Las Cruces Diocese, has removed this icon depicting ...

The focus of this tense, unresolved episode is the 8-foot Apache Christ painting. For this close-knit community, it is a revered icon created by Franciscan friar Robert Lentz in 1989.

The congregation at St. Joseph Apache Mission is dealing with the hurt caused by their priest removing a painting called the Apache Christ. Make wishtv.com your home page News ...

Indigenous Catholics in New Mexico are reeling after an image of Christ as an Apache holy man was taken from a Mescalero mission. The church's pastor has fallen under suspicion of complicity in ...

The focus of this tense, unresolved episode is the 8-foot Apache Christ painting. For this close-knit community, it is a revered icon created by Franciscan friar Robert Lentz in 1989.

The 'Apache Christ' icon is seen in the sanctuary of the church in a 2005 photo of the interior of the St. Joseph Apache Mission. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Dusty Matthews) By Gina Christian, OSV News.

The focus of this tense, unresolved episode is the 8-foot Apache Christ painting. For this close-knit community, it is a revered icon created by Franciscan friar Robert Lentz in 1989.

Apache Christ Icon Controversy Sparks Debate Over Indigenous Catholic Faith Practices MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being ...

The Apache Christ painting hangs behind the altar of St. Joseph Apache Mission church in Mescalero, New Mexico, Saturday, July 13, 2024. The painting, an icon that depicts Christ as a Mescalero ...

MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being Apache and being Catholic.

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