ITALIANS DON'T GO TO CHURCH

October 3, 1898. Open-air services were held and the Rector of St. Brigid's Church said that it was the first time that Catholic clergymen in this country had gone into streets to preach. In New York there are 130,000 Italians, all Catholics, and of the number scarcely 10.000 attend church. He found that the Italians were opposed to supporting churches because in their Italy the Government did that. (more)