Italian POWs Couldn’t Believe Attending Catholic Mass Every Sunday in America

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During World War II, thousands of Italian prisoners of war were shipped across the Atlantic to camps in America. What they found shocked them: every Sunday, they were allowed to attend Catholic Mass — sometimes even alongside American civilians. This documentary dives into the forgotten story of how faith thrived behind barbed wire, how chaplains ministered to enemy soldiers, and how Sunday worship turned captives into men of dignity again. From Indiana to Texas, discover the Masses that changed how Italian POWs saw America forever.