Catholic broadcasters begin new era of sharing, says Vatican official

Published: 2006-10-17

MADRID, Spain (CNS) -- Catholic broadcasters have begun a new, "outstanding phase in the history of Catholic communications," marking a new era of sharing and cooperation, said U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley. Speaking Oct. 12 at the close of the World Congress of Catholic Television, the head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications said the meeting helped forge new contacts and joint projects between Catholic broadcasters and producers around the world. The Oct. 10-12 congress, sponsored by the communications council, brought together some 300 people from 50 different countries to find ways station managers, program producers and journalists could promote and improve Catholic broadcasting and audiovisual productions. In an aim to showcase and share some of the best that Catholic television has to offer, the Vatican's communications council used the congress as a springboard to launch the first global Catholic program bank.

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