Council of Europe : sexual education for children puts parental responsability at risks fafce.org/council-of-europe-…

Vincenzo Bassi, President of FAFCE, has met with H.Ex. Stephan Turnovszky, Auxiliary-Bishop of Vienna (Austria) in charge of the family. This meeting was attended by Mr. Alfred Trendl (KFÖ) and Teresa Gerns, FAFCE Advocacy Director for the UN.

The "EU Kids Act" : a new regulation to protect children online. FAFCE expresses its satisfaction that the European Commission is taking the most direct legal tool (a regulation) to ensure a better protection for children. fafce.org/eu-kids-act-a-regu…

"Do not be afraid to start a family, to bring children into the world [...] to work tirelessly for the good of your communities, including through political engagement. [...] [And] Europe, firmly rooted in its heritage, will continue to flourish and to inspire the whole world."

Last month Mrs. Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, talked about the so-called "altruistic surrogacy" to MEPs. fafce.org/reem-alsalem-talks…

Read here the presentation of our last activities : fafce.org/summer-newsletter-…

Commissioner for Demography, Mrs Dubravka Šuica, presented the third edition of the EU Demography Strategy. Two ministers and the three MEPs were present, providing a first kind of inter-institutional dialogue on demographic challenges ! fafce.org/eu-the-topic-of-de…

At the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, FAFCE focused on the report "Violent pornography: a test for human rights", concerning violent pornography and its impact on society. fafce.org/council-of-europe-…

Commissioner @GlennMicallef addressed the challenge of children’s mental health on social networks in the name the European Commission. fafce.org/harmful-content-on…

Pope Leo XIV at the Spanish Parliament : "Where the family is upheld, the spiritual and social stability of nations is also strengthened. The family will always be the first school of humanity, where one learns, before anywhere else, the basic grammar of living together."

FAFCE was closely following the debate on discrimination based on religion at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. fafce.org/council-of-europe-…

Pope Leo XIV notes the competence of FAFCE during an audience with the Demography Intergroup of the European Parliament. fafce.org/pope-leo-xiv-notes…

Conference at the European Parliament highlights families as a powerful tool of peace in Ukraine : fafce.org/conference-at-the-…

On Wednesday 22 April, from 16:30 to 18:30, you may watch our conference on “Peace Actors in Ukraine: Families Paving the Way to Peace”. Livestream link in the article : fafce.org/watch-our-conferen…

FAFCE elected Chair of the Women’s Rights Committee of the Conference of NGOs to the Council of Europe ! 🥳 This will bring new perspectives on the dignity of women, motherhood, family life, and work–life balance. 👩‍🦰👩 fafce.org/fafce-elected-co-c…

“It is for parents to raise their children and not platforms“ says Ursula von der Leyen, noting the extremely worrying situation of children exposed to harmful content online. FAFCE strongly supports children’s rights on social media. fafce.org/it-is-for-parents-…

[VIDEO] Fewer and fewer children are being born in Italy. Demographer Alessandra Minello and Vincenzo Bassi, President of FAFCE, discuss this issue on Siamo Noi. (in Italian) tv2000.it/siamonoi/2026/04/0…

Watch the videos of our webinar on the Tenth anniversary of the Encyclical "Amoris Laetitia" : fafce.org/fafce-webinar-fami…