Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
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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, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)A mural by Croatian-American artist Maxo Vanka titled "Transcendent Vision (including Disciples)" is seen in St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church after undergoing preservation efforts in Millvale, Pa., Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)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. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Artist Maxo Vanka works on a mural inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., on Nov. 7, 1941. (AP Photo/William C. Allen, File)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. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)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)Standing on a 32-foot-tall scaffold, conservation technician Celeste Parrendo works on touching up a mural by Maxo Vanka inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Art conservator Naomi Ruiz uses a cotton swab on a mural by Maxo Vanka that depicts the hand of God handing a tablet to Moses, inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Standing on a 32-foot-tall scaffold, art conservationist Kate Pirelli works on cleaning a mural by Max Vanka depicting a lion and St. Mark inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Art conservator Naomi Ruiz looks at murals by Croatian-American artist Maxo Vanka in St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pa., Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
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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, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)