‘Apache Christ’ icon removed from New Mexico mission, shocking parishioners

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.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.