Virtual reality is taking off, and it is more than a game: The metaverse promises relief from human pain and longing. But can it become just another addiction?

Last year, a record 47 million Americans quit their jobs, and it was not because of laziness. Here are five major reasons for what is being called The Great Resignation.

I spent the past year writing about the economy through the lens of Catholic social teaching. Here’s what I learned.

The carnivorous cravings of a world of almost eight billion people have radically changed the definition of life on this planet.

Zillow got burned by paying too much for houses. U.S. families are getting burned by skyrocketing housing costs. Artificial intelligence may be making things worse for both.

In surprisingly close accordance with Catholic social teaching, most urban planners say that people should live in close, interactive communities.

How we treat people coming out of prison is a measure of the morality of our economy.

Hyperglobalization means cheap goods delivered fast. It also has implications for labor conditions, economic inequality and the environment, all of which we can no longer ignore.

For as long as “it has existed as an organized sport, baseball has been telling weird lies about where it came from," writes Thomas W. Gilbert in a new book on baseball's origins.

For modern interpreters of Catholic social teaching, there is little question that women deserve equal pay. It has not always been so.