COLORADO SPRINGS (RNS and NPR) — The door to the Colorado Psychedelic Church doesn’t look like much — a walkout basement to a home in an eastern Colorado Springs neighborhood. Faux foliage ...

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.

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.

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.

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 "Christ on the Battlefield" is seen inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary by: PETER SMITH, Associated Press Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 07:15 AM EDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 07:20 AM EDT ...

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.