News Summary

• Lavoisier Fernandes: We live in a world where money gets more attention than human lives.
• Success is measured by profits rather than how we treat each other, he says.
• The Catholic Church acknowledges that making a profit is not only legitimate, but often a sign of good business stewardship.
• But there’s a catch — profit must never become the ultimate goal of a civilization, Fernandes says.
• Catholic Social Teaching couldn’t be clearer: the economy exists to serve people, not the reverse.