U.S. Catholic

What is a scapular

Belief in purgatory has been a part of the Catholic Church for centuries and continues to be a point of interest even in uncertainty.

Can a non-Catholic receive Communion?

The smarty-pants answer is that it happens all the time. There’s no security check at Communion stations.

How the Polish Madonna became Haiti’s national protector

The Black Madonna found a second home in Haiti, where devotion to her and the words of Saint Pope John Paul II unleashed revolutionary spirit.

What is natural law?

Within Catholic moral teaching, natural law arguments are commonly invoked to denounce “unnatural” and therefore immoral acts.