For unspecified reasons, an Indigenous image of Jesus Christ was "taken in the middle of the night," says a parishioner of St. Joseph Apache Mission, located on tribal land in Mescalero, New Mexico.

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices The Apache Christ painting hangs behind the altar of St. Joseph Apache Mission church in Mescalero, New Mexico ...

A Faberge icon of Jesus Christ in a silver frame studded with rubies, sapphires, pearls and emeralds sold today for $780,000, more than five times its high estimate, at a Sotheby's auction in New ...

At the Catholic University of America, an icon entitled "Mama" that portrayed a Black Christ — the image also evoked George Floyd, depending on how the viewer engages the painting — cradled by ...

Associated Press - August 4, 2024 The Apache Christ painting hangs behind the altar of St. Joseph Apache Mission church in Mescalero, New Mexico, Saturday, July 13, 2024.

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.