INTRODUCTION

1. The witness of faith which should be given in the public forum of the media makes it necessary for Christians to work together more effectively in their communications efforts and to act in more direct cooperation with other religions to ensure a united religious presence in the very heart of mass communications. The guidelines gathered in this document have been drawn up in order to promote greater cooperation among Christians and with the representatives of other religions engaged in the field of communications. They aim to permit Catholics engaged in mass communications to carry out better their primary task of announcing and witnessing to their own faith, while at the same time favoring a better mutual understanding, both among Christians and with believers of other religions.