Pornography
Much of the pornography currently produced and made available through the Internet stands in serious conflict with gender equality, tackling stereotypes, protection of vulnerable persons and the promotion of human rights. Harmful effects produced by the consumption and production of pornography have been documented. Pornography has been found to desensitize the consumer to sexual aggression, causing sexual aggression towards women, normalizing sexual assault, and also producing rape myths, all of which has serious consequences for any attempt to reach gender equality.The current legal reality is that there are very few effective regulations governing pornography either domestically in the European Parliament or Council of Europe region or internationally. We are trying to make awareness in this section of our site of this phenomenon in our today society which affects our families and our children.
Press Release | Bucharest International Seminar for a renewed family policy
The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) and its member in Romania, "Vladimir Ghika" Catholic Family Association, in partnership with the Committee on Equal Opportunities of the Romanian Senate, held yesterday a
Merry Christmas from FAFCE!
Brussels, 22 December 2017 "Twenty years is not much time to attempt an overall assessment, but it is certainly a good occasion to give thanks for the vitality and the enthusiasm with which
Press Release | Ireland: culture of life in danger after Oireachtas Committee vote
Brussels, 18 December 2017 The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) and its member in Ireland, Family Solidarity, express their deep concern at the recommendation of the Oireachtas (Irish National Parliament)
Press Release | Full support to the Polish citizens initiative #StopAbortion
Brussels, 13 December 2017 The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) expresses its full support to the Polish citizens initiative #StopAbortion, which consists in a legislative proposal aimed to ban eugenic
FAFCE Open Letter to MEPs on the Marriage Referendum in Romania
Brussels, 24 November 2017 Honourable Members of the European Parliament, The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe represents 22 national and local associations: we are the voice of families from a Catholic
Family policy: the elephant in the room of social rights
On 11 September 2017 a public hearing on the ‘Impact of the social dimension and the European Pillar of Social Rights on the Future of the European Union’ was organised by the European Economic
A family-centered cultural revolution
Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti is the Archbishop of Perugia (Italy) and, since May 2017, the President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. He recently intervened in the public debate on family policies, with an article
Audience of Pope Francis to FAFCE: “Integral service to the family”
20th Anniversary of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe Sala Clementina, Vatican, 1st of June 2017 Address of the President of FAFCE, Mr Antoine Renard: Holy Father, It is with deep
FAFCE 20th Anniversary Declaration
Families’ are Europe’s Treasure and building block for the future Rome, 30 May 2017 60 years after the Treaty of Rome, followed by the longest period of peace in Europe, the challenges for peace
Summer Message from Our President
Together with our Member Associations and with your help, we will continue to defend the dignity of human procreation and of every person throughout her/his life. Our work touches upon a great diversity of topics, yet it only echoes the fact that the family is the heart and starting point of all society: in fact, as Pope Francis told us in 2017, our “wide gamut of activities is summed up in integral service to the family”.
European Union Moves Forward in its Fight Against Online Child Sexual Abuse
The main thrust of the mechanisms outlined in the report is that the providers of “number-independent interpersonal communications services”, i.e. digital communication tools other than phones, must scan user content for online child sexual abuse material or child solicitation and remove it from their servers. T
PRESS RELEASE | FAFCE and CCEE Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
9 July 2021 JOINT PRESS RELEASE Family associations at the service of the Church and the common good Agreement between the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) And the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences
The European Parliament Approves a Report on Ageing Packed with Pro-Family Measures
Unpaid care work is still work...The fact that national pension schemes do not reflect it is a major cause of social exclusion and old-age poverty, especially amongst women. Until the European Union and its Member States plug this gaping hole in the EU’s social contract, the ambitious social objectives advanced in the report will be stymied.
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly calls for supporting parents in the prevention of child poverty and the post-pandemic socio-economic crisis
6 July 2021, On the 22nd of June 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two Reports and Resolutions at the Summer Session, focusing on the socio-economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Resolution on
European Commission Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas Focuses on Social Challenges
5 July 2021 On June 30th, 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas, which outlines the Commission’s strategy for developing Europe’s rural regions. The document—formally a communication to the European Parliament, the Council of
