Decrease military spending and help the poor, said the U.S. bishops in a May 19 letter addressed to Congress, before lawmakers prepare to work on the federal budget for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year.

On measures of well-being, residents of the United States fare worse than residents of countries like Canada, Sweden or Japan, all of which are less wealthy but more equal.

Escalating rents and home prices have created invisible walls around communities all over the United States.

Is this a “first-world problem”? Yes, of course. But it is very much a “world problem.”

It is time for a reorientation toward socially conscious investing.