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 ...

Why these Apache Catholics felt faced with a 'false choice' after priest removed church's icons. The congregation at St. Joseph Apache Mission in the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, is ...

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 ...

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.

Mescalero Apache Tribe members and parishioners wait in line to receive Communion during a Mass at the St. Joseph Apache Mission church in Mescalero, New Mexico, Sunday, July 14, 2024.

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices by DEEPA BHARATH, Associated Press - 07/27/24 12:53 PM ET ...

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices. By Associated Press. Published July 27, 2024 6:14 AM ...

Associated Press MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being Apache and being Catholic. To her, and many others in the Mescalero ...

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

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices . ... and it has derailed the reconciliation process initiated by Pope Francis in 2022.