MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions. A wide-eyed Moses holds the Ten ...

In 2022, the society was awarded a $471,670 grant through the Save America’s Treasures program, administered by the National Park Service, enabling recent work on the upper part of the church.

The late artist Maxo Vanka created the mural in 1941, based on a scene from the Book of Exodus. It’s one of 25 murals that cover the walls and ceilings of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church.

A mural by Croatian-American artist Maxo Vanka titled "Croatian Mother Raises Her Son for War" is displayed inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 06:20 AM CDT MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions.

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. 19, ...

When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions. The late artist Maxo Vanka created the mural in 1941, based ...

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 ...