The flying of the flag "should be shocking to anyone who doesn't wish to live in a theocracy,” one expert said.

Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices. DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Jul 30, 2024 Jul 30, 2024 Updated Jan 30, 2025; 0; ×. The ...

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 ...

Painted by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz, "Apache Christ" is an 8-foot icon depicting Jesus as a Mescalero holy man, with the inscription in Apache "giver of life." Since 1989, it had hung behind ...

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.