Profit-at-all-costs is not a good business model, pope says June 2, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Business leaders must fight the temptation to seek financial gain above all else and instead promote a “culture of encounter” that improves their balance sheet and the lives of their employees and communities at the same time, Pope Francis said. “It is essential to approach work from a culture of encounter. The values of this culture can enable the world of business to defend itself from the shadows of evil that invade us when profit at all costs distorts our relationships, to the point of degrading or even enslaving people,” the pope told business leaders from Latin America June 1. The Latin American Business Council was holding its annual meeting in Rome May 31-June 2 and used the opportunity to meet with a variety of Vatican officials to discuss social themes that, Pope Francis said, “affect us all, like work, migration, climate change and integral human development.” The culture of encounter, Pope Francis told them, is an expression of the search for the common good and it becomes concrete in “the many daily efforts and sacrifices that your companies make to get ahead and to train and update their workers, avoid conflicts and avoid the pain of letting someone go.” The pope prayed the business leaders would be inspired and strengthened by their faith as they “face the sea of the world and the storms that arise,” helping one another and working to create a better world. Read More Vatican News At UNESCO, pope laments paradox of celebrating AI while human dignity ‘discarded’ Pope Leo XIV arrives in Paris, urging French leaders to protect the right to life Notre Dame professor John Cavadini selected as 2026 Ratzinger Prize recipient Technological advancements are not rivals to faith, pope says Pope Leo XIV to make historic first veneration of ‘holy tunic,’ highlighting Christian unity Pope Leo XIV calls on Latin American bishops to lead from ground, not ‘behind a desk’ Copyright © 2023 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Print
