During the CoE Conference of NGOs Meeting on the 7th -9th of April, FAFCE presented the Subcommitte on the topic "maternal mobbing in the workplace", raising awarness how mothers are discriminated in their work and have difficulties in living a good work-family-balance.

FAFCE congratulates Mrs. Pascale Morinière on her re-election as president of the French Catholic Family Associations. 👍 Good luck for the current challenges and Happy 120th Birthday for Les AFC !

FAFCE mourns the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. Pope Francis had personally met FAFCE in 2017 and 2022, giving FAFCE the mission of "encouraging the creation and consolidation of family networks." fafce.org/press-release-…

FAFCE president Vincenzo Bassi was invited today to speak on “Intergenerational solidarity and demography policies of the EU” at the European Parliament Intergroup on Demography. 🇪🇺 Thank you RomanaTomc and Paolo Inselvini for hosting this meeting !

FAFCE president emphasis on the fact that “There is no sustainable development without intergenerational balance. [...] So we need to develop the social economy to develop companies that serves the communities." fafce.org/fafce-presiden…

Vincenzo Bassi , president des AFC en Europe FAFCE sur RND. Il répond aux questions societales délicates du pontificat de François. radionotredame.net/podcasts/RND09…

FAFCE Board Meeting has just began ! Members are gathering in s'Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) between the 6th and 8th May to vote on the Spring Board Resolution and hear reports about the work of family networks on the continent.

The second day of FAFCE Board Meeting is taking place in s'Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands). Representatives from national catholic family associations presented their activity reports. Today's Mass was presided by H.E. Hans van den Hende, Bishop of Rotterdam.

FAFCE members gathered in s'Hertogenbosch assisted to a seminar on "Families in Catholic Social Teaching" organised by GezinsPlatformNL and OpGROEIsymposium/Gift4Families. Mgr van den Hende, dr Jan Schippers and dcn René de Weerd took the floor to share their views.

📢 Vincenzo Bassi: "We welcome with deep joy the election of Pope Leo XIV, a missionary on the throne of Peter. In this epochal change, families will have in him a shepherd, following the example of the Good Shepherd, who brings the real peace". #LeoXIV fafce.org/press-release-…

FAFCE held its bi-annual Board Meeting at the Marienkroon, in The Netherlands. By providence, FAFCE Members discussed on Catholic Social Teaching just before election of Pope Leo XIV. fafce.org/fafce-board-me…

💬 Pope Leo XIV: "It is the responsibility of government leaders to work to build harmonious & peaceful civil societies. This can be achieved above all by investing in the #family, founded upon the stable union between a man & a woman ...and prior to all civil society."

Don't miss our International Seminar on Family Networks for the Future of the Church, that will take place on Saturday 31 May at Università LUMSA in Rome, under the high patronage of the Dicastery for Laity Family Life.

Venerdì 31 Maggio 2025, ore 9.00, presso l’Università Università LUMSA di Roma, si terrà l’evento internazionale “Family Networks for the Future of the Church”. Il Forum delle Associazioni Familiari contribuisce ad un percorso di “Florurishing delle reti familiari” portando il proprio

FAFCE organises the International Seminar “Family Networks for the Future of the Church” in Rome. Mission : to give new hope and strength to the commitment of the Catholic laity at all levels and especially in the international political arena. fafce.org/fafce-organise…

Attending FAFCE International Seminar ‘Family Networks for the Future of the Church’ here in Rome in the context of the ‘Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly’, great to meet friends from Laity Family Life & the Catholic Grandparents Association &

Just started: International Seminar on Family Networks for the Future of the Church, under the high patronage of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. #family #familynetworks #jubilee #giubileo #FAFCE FAFCE

Sottosegretaria Laity Family Life Prof. Gabriella Gambino: “La famiglia non è un peso o un costo ma un motore capace di generare sicurezza (…) ed alimentare il sistema economico-sociale.” #giubileo #famiglia #FAFCE #retifamiliari

Dr Julia M. Dezelski, Marriage and Family Life Ministry from U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops highlighted: "The family is a seedbed of hope; the cradle for a civilization of love." #familynetworks #jubilee #FAFCE #rome #pilgrimsofhope

Pascale Morinière, présidente de notre membre français Les AFC: "La famille étant le principal amortisseur social, les réseaux familiaux favorisent une société d'entraide mutuelle qui renforce le tissu social." #famille #FAFCE #jubilee #Rome #AFC