Press Releases
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 conference in the Romanian Parliament
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) Special Committee calling for the
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 abortion. While the signatures requested
Press Release | Celebrating 20 years of promoting the family!
Brussels, 24 May 2017 The members of the European Federation of Catholic Family Associations - FAFCE will gather in Rome for three days next week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of FAFCE. The highlight of the celebration will be
Press Release | International Day of the Family, the first place of education and relationship
Brussels, 15 May 2017 Today is the International Day of the Family, proclaimed for the first time by the United Nations in 1994. As the theme of this year is "Families, education and well-being”, FAFCE wishes to recall that the
Press release | Audiovisual Media Services Revision adopted in the Committee: need for a stronger action against pornography
FAFCE expresses its deep concern regarding the vote that took place this week, on 25 April, in the Culture and Education Committee (CULT) of the European Parliament on the review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. More than 1300 amendments
Press Release | Protect the dignity of women, prevent pornographic addiction!
As the International Day of Women is observed in political institutions across the world today, the European Federation of Catholic Family Associations (FAFCE) wishes to draw attention to the dignity of women and the attacks against it through
Press release | 3 March: European Day for a Work-Free Sunday
Brussels, 2 March 2017 Tomorrow is the European Day for a Work-Free Sunday and the European Federation of Catholic Family Associations (FAFCE), in the framework of the European Sunday Alliance, wishes to raise awareness on the importance of preserving the Sunday
Press release | African & European voices united: Yes to safe deliveries, No to abortion!
Brussels, 28 February 2017 Following the reinstatement of the so called Mexico City Policy by the United States, the funding of organisations providing abortion services abroad, such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Marie Stopes International and the United Nations Population
Press Release | Exposure of Children to Pornography: call to improve EU Legislation
Today a conference on the Exposure of Children to Pornography will take place at the European Parliament, to raise awareness on this issue of concern for parents and families in Europe. On this occasion FAFCE launches a call to the Members of the European Parliament