Bioethics
“This bioethics will not begin with a consideration of sickness and death in order to reach an understanding of the meaning of life and the worth of the individual – Pope Francis said. Rather, it will begin with a profound belief in the irrevocable dignity of the human person, as loved by God – the dignity of each person, in every phase and condition of existence – as it seeks out those forms of love and care that are concerned for the vulnerability and frailty of each individual”.
Young families and the role of the European Union
10 October 2022, Young families and the role of the European Union Beyond the attention given to youth employment, a fundamental topic should be also tackled at the EU level: the wish of young
FAFCE welcomes the inclusion of “grooming” in a Recommendation proposal against child sexual abuse
16 September 2022, The European Commission published on the 11th of May 2022 a proposal of Recommendation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. This new piece of legislation aims to
CONFERENCE INVITATION | General States of Birth (20 October 2022, Paris)
The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) and the French National Confederation of Catholic Family Associations (CNAFC) are happy to invite you to a conference on The demographic imbalance
2022 Speech on the State of the Union: War in Ukraine and energy autonomy
14 September 2022, The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, adressed this morning the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present her 2022 State of the Union, focused this year on the
FAFCE annual participation to the Economic Forum in Karpacz (Poland)
13 September 2022, FAFCE President and Secretary General were last week in Karpacz, Poland, on the occasion of the Economic Forum. The Economic Forum is a project of the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies,
Publication of the European Care Strategy: which support for the unpaid care work of families?
9th of September 2022 Following the publication Thursday evening of the European Care Strategy by the European Commission, its Vice-President, Dubravka Šuica, presented yesterday at the European Parliament the key elements of this
Entry into force of new EU work-life balance rights for parents and carers
19 August 2022, Since August 2nd, all EU Member States must transpose the 2019 Work-Life Balance Directive in their national legislations, which introduces new standards for the work-life balance of carers with parental leaves
FAFCE Summer Newsletter ⛱ I FAFCE 25 Years celebration concluded
Brussels, 15 July 2022 Dear friends, The summer break is always a good time to look back and reflect on the past months of work. FAFCE delegates met on June 10th in Rome, where
EU 2022 Czech Presidency: Solidarity, child protection and support to families on the agenda
14 July 2022, From 1st July to 31st December, following France, Czech Republic leads the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which rotates every 6 months between EU member states. With the
Belgian Presidency Priorities
Brussels, 29 January 2024 On 1 January 2024, Belgium assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This is the 13th time Belgium has held the EU Presidency, the last time being in 2010. It takes over
PRESS RELEASE I Surrogate motherhood: it’s high time for a universal ban
In his address to the Diplomatic Corps, Pope Francis made an appeal along the same lines as the Casablanca Declaration, which will be the subject of an international conference in Rome on 5 and 6 April this year Brussels, 8
FAFCE Newsletter | We wish you a Merry Christmas!
The 21th of December 2023 Dear Friends, in few days, we will retreat with our respective families and turn our attention to the Holy Family, where the mystery of a Child God takes place. With this newsletter, we wish
PRESS RELEASE I Surrogacy: the European Parliament contradicts itself
The European Certificate of Parenthood represents an open door to human trafficking Strasbourg, the 14th of December 2023 With 366 votes in favour and 145 against, the European Parliament approved today its opinion on a European Certificate of Parenthood.
THROWBACK: Blessing of the Statue of St Joseph
Brussels, the 11th of december 2023 On the 25th of October, in Brussels, during the FAFCE Board Meeting, a statue of St Joseph with Christ Child was inaugurated in the chapel of the Commission of the Bishops´ Conferences of
Samoa Agreement: Europe’s ideological neo-colonisation
Brussels, the 11th of december 2023 “We wish to work passionately alongside organisations in the Caribbean and in Africa. In fact, we are faced with the clearest example of that ideological colonisation so often denounced by Pope Francis: this modus
