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.
New logo to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FAFCE
New logo to celebrate the 25th anniversary of FAFCE Brussels, 27th of June 2022 On the 10th of June, FAFCE celebrated its 25th anniversary with the conference Celebrating the Beauty of the Family and a private audience with Pope Francis. On this occasion a new logo was presented to
PRESS RELEASE | Demography, solidarity and responsibility: the challenges of today’s families
Demography, solidarity and responsibility: the challenges of today's families The World Meeting of Families: an opportunity for a new impulse in the service of families Brussels, 21st of June 2022 “We left moved and very encouraged from our meeting with Pope Francis last week. We now have the responsibility
Address of Pope Francis for the XXV Anniversary of FAFCE
14 June 2022, European delegates and representatives of the 32 FAFCE Members gathered in Rome on the 10th of June 2022 to celebrate the XXV Anniversary of the Federation. FAFCE President, Vincenzo Bassi, opened the audience with Pope Francis: "Holy Father, Five years have passed since our last meeting
Press Release in Spanish | Comunicado de prensa | Maternidad subrogada: ¿tomará el Consejo de Europa una postura a favor de la dignidad humana y el Estado de derecho?
El 15 de Marzo, la Comisión de Asuntos Sociales, Salud y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Asamblea Parlamentaria del Consejo de Europa (APCE) va a analizar un borrador de un informe y probablemente votará sobre la adopción de unos borradores de una resolución
Slovenians say yes to the family: a victory for all
Metka Zevnik and Ales Primc, Co-leaders of the Coalition "It's about the children" On 20 December 2015 Slovenians had the possibility to express their opinion on marriage, thanks to the direct involvement of many citizens and of the
Principles of Good Palliative Care
Palliative care should be integrated early in the process of the disease, improves the quality of life of patients, alleviates families and can even reduce costs of health systems. These are the main messages of Professor Philip Larkin, President
Briefing Note in Italian: “La maternità surrogata. Implicazioni etiche e proposte legislative”
Già nel 2005 la FAFCE ha invitato i membri dell'Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d'Europa ad esaminare con grande attenzione i problemi che gli accordi sulla maternità surrogata possono sollevare nonché le altre obiezioni a tale pratica. Riconosciamo il
The Family of Nazareth: a model for today’s Europe
EP Manger 2015 Inauguration of the 2015 Christmas Crib of the European Parliament in Brussels On 8 December 2015, with Christmas and its universal message of Peace approaching, MEP Luigi Morgano (Italy, S&D Group) decided to organize a
Surrogate Motherhood: Ethical Implications & Proposals for Legislation
Already in 2005, FAFCE invited the Members of the PACE to reflect in depth on the problems that may arise in surrogacy arrangements and on other objections to surrogacy[i]. Whilst recognising the natural desire of every person to
