To find his faith, Heidemann said, he had to know the face of Christ. So began Heidemann’s dual quest — his professional one, ...

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 recent removal of Franciscan artist Robert Lentz's painting, "Apache Christ," from St. Joseph Apache Mission, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico, has been rightly reversed. It ...

The Apache Christ painting hangs as the focal point of the century-old Romanesque church whose rock walls soar as high as 90 feet. Artwork of teepees adorns the lectern.

Catholic convert and collector's mission to capture the face of Christ in art finds a home VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Steen Heidemann’s collection will be installed as a semi-permanent exhibition 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.

Andres Leighton. 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 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.