Nearly two years after the removal of the controversial “Apache Christ” image from St. Joseph Mission on the Mescalero Apache Reservation sparked national attention, testimony from Father Joseph Chudy Aguinam and a former diocesan official provides a detailed account of what occurred behind the scenes, raising questions about the integrity of diocesan leadership, liturgical syncretism, and the fate of the missionary priest who carried out the bishop’s own instructions. The controversy centers … [Read more...]
The Quiet Capture of the Las Cruces Diocese
When Bishop Peter Baldacchino was appointed to lead the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, in May 2019, EWTN News noted a singular distinction: he was the first diocesan bishop associated with the Neocatechumenal Way to serve in a mainland U.S. diocese. That fact does not appear anywhere on the diocesan website. Nor does the website mention the movement that formed him, how it now shapes the structure of his diocesan leadership, and how it operates a seminary on diocesan grounds. A search of the … [Read more...]
