... kneel while praying, have confession, and sometimes pray to the Virgin Mary or a particular saint. The Italian immigrants came to influence American society, especially in when it came to religion. The Catholic faith increased as Italians, Poles, Hungarians and Slovaks joined together religiously. ... it became more and more common to use English in the churches, even though services were supposed to be performed in Latin. The Italians largely resented this Irish-dominated American Catholic Church. As a result, they formed their own parishes and built their own churches (DePaola, 2001, ...

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