Family
The Families are Europe’s Treasure. In this area of our web site we present some issues related to the Family and our activities in this field with facts and figures. The role of the Family today in the society with its values and actions for the society are surprised in this area.
FAFCE organises the International Seminar “Family Networks for the Future of the Church” in Rome
International Seminar "Family Networks for the Future of the Church" in Rome on the Saturday 31 May 2025, Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and the Elderly, Sala Giubileo, LUMSA University, Via di Porta Castello 44, Rome, Italy For more than 30 years the Italian Forum of Family Associations
FAFCE Board Meeting reflects on Catholic Social Teaching just before election of Pope Leo XIV
Brussels, the 15th of May 2025 Today, we celebrate the International Day of Families ! Just last week, from the 6th to the 8th of May, the Federation of Catholic Family Association in Europe (FAFCE) held its bi-annual Board Meeting at the Marienkroon Abbey, near 's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands). FAFCE
FAFCE Spring Board Resolution 2025 on Family Networks
FAFCE Spring Board Resolution 2025 Resolution on the Family and Family Networks Hertogenbosch, 6th May 2025 The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), inspired by the Catholic Social Teaching, invites the European institutions and the national governments to put families at the centre. Recognizing that the family
F7 Italy 2024 Declaration
FAMILY 7 STATEMENT FAMILY7's DEMANDS TO BUILD AN INTERGENERATIONAL, SOLIDARY, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY F7 ITALY 2024 Together, we call on G7 leaders to build on their commitments to ensure intergenerational solidarity through the following recommendations for a
FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi’s full speech at Rimini Meeting 2024
Brussels, 9th September 2024 The following is an English translation of the speech given by FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi at the Rimini Meeting in Italy during the event Family: A Place of Hope on 22nd August 2024. For the
FAFCE Comment on UN Treaty on Cybercrime
Brussels, 4th September 2024 The United Nations reached an agreement on the Draft convention against cybercrime. Published after the approval of the UN’s Ad Hoc Committee in New York in August, the draft convention is expected to be adopted
Rimini Meeting hears address by FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi
Brussels, 27th August 2024 FAFCE President Vincenzo Bassi gave a speech to the Rimini Meeting last Thursday. The popular conference holds great importance in Italian politics. Entitled Family: A Place of Hope, Bassi participated in the panel that focused
FAFCE Summer Newsletter 2024
Brussels, 26th of July 2024 Dear Friends, Today, we celebrate the feast day of Saints Anne and Joachim, the parents of the Virgin Mary. Accordingly, this Sunday is the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, emphasising their dignity and
European Parliament re-elects Von der Leyen as President of European Commission
Brussels, 18th July 2024 Today in Strasbourg, MEPs voted to re-elect Ursula Von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission. She was granted a second term by 401 votes in favour, 284 votes against, and 15 abstentions.



