ENOngoing Lithuanian and Polish conflicts about the language of sermons in Kaunas Catholic Churches were common in the third decade of the 20th century. In 1924 and 1926, these conflicts escalated into riots. Instead of a peaceful search for consensus, people used stones and guns. Periodicals of the two nationalities participating in this conflict, specifically the Lithuanians and Poles, accused each other and defended their own positions. It was difficult for the leaders of the Catholic Church in Lithuania to settle these disputes. As a result, attendance of church services in the Polish language in Kaunas Catholic Churches greatly decreased.