St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, home to murals by Maxo Vanka, sits next to the Allegheny River in Millvale, Pa., Feb 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ...

Inside a Historic Church Painted With Murals That Reflect Searing Social Commentary MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it ...

The church had been rebuilt after a fire, its walls now blank and waiting for the right artist. Vanka transformed the sanctuary in two intense seasons of creativity, in 1937 and 1941.

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions.

ELIZABETH — A car show will be held at 9 a.m. June 14 at the Big Island Run Church, 193 Meadowview Lane, Elizabeth. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Rain date is June 21. Awards presented are the ...

Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary. ... “Then I look at the big picture. It’s so much better than how it was four months ago.

A mural by Croatian-American artist Maxo Vanka titled "Christ on the Battlefield" is seen inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

Art conservator Jessica Keister works on a mural by Maxo Vanka depicting the hand of God handing a tablet to Moses, inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Wednesday, Feb ...

Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary. By Peter Smith / AP, MILLVALE, ... painted the scenes in bursts of creative energy that led to marathon-long ...