Religion and media in multifaith Britain

To mark World Communications Day in England and Wales this week, the Archbishop of Cardiff George Stack celebrated a special Mass on Monday evening, attended by journalists, producers and PR professionals, as well as priest, seminarians and lay people involved in the world of Catholic media.
The Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception in the heart of London was followed by a lecture delivered by the BBC’s Head of Religion and Ethics, Aaqil Ahmed. As the first Muslim in the history of the BBC to be appointed to this post in 2009, Ahmed has had to tackle accusations of side-lining Christianity, while coming up with programming that can appeal to the increasingly wide range of religious or spiritual beliefs that make up British society today.
He talks to Philippa Hitchen about the challenges of his job and reflects on the Pope's message for this year's World Communications Day…..

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