11. The Pontifical Council for Social Communications encourages present and future efforts at ecumenical cooperation in the field of social communications.

The Pontifical Council for Social Communications is itself involved in seeking further forms of ecumenical cooperation, as discoveries in the media field open up new possibilities, with a view to avoiding fragmentation of effort where organization and planning are essential.

Priorities need to be defined by common accord regarding the specific areas in which ecumenical cooperation can best be exercised. ⁵

-For example: whether or not to sponsor a joint celebration of World Communications Day, taking advantage of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity for joint initiatives in the communications media, the expression of commonly shared opinions on doctrinal and ethical questions, the establishment of an ecumenical recognition for meritorious service in the field of social communications, the preparation of joint catalogs...