San Marino. the association “Reception of Life” at the FAFCE Council
“Also this year we participated in the meeting of the FAFCE Board (F.extraction of Aassociations F.family members C.attoliche in AndEurope), which met in the city of Vác (Hungary), from 4 to 6 May “.
The association gives the news Welcoming lifewho adds: “These three days of meeting represent an important moment of dialogue for Catholic Family Associations in Europe, during which the main guidelines of their action at European level are defined.
The event was hosted by the diocese of Vác and co-organized by the Family Office of the Hungarian Bishops’ Conference, the Center for Human Dignity, a member of the FAFCE and the Movement of Seventy-Two Disciples, an organization that is part of the FAFCE observers.
An inaugural conference was held on 4 May, an opportunity for the Church, civil society and decision makers government, which reflected together starting from the phrase of St. John Paul II: “The family is the center and heart of the civilization of love”. Hungary’s President-elect Katalin Novak also spoke with a video message, expressing her support for FAFCE’s work and encouraging family associations to work together and intensify their cooperation to witness the beauty of family in Europe.
The Board of the Federation, during its work, adopted a resolution focused on the terrible war in Ukraine, entitled “Families and family associations are peacemakers”. The FAFCE renounced “that the family has always been freedom was the place where democracy and solidarity were preserved in times of war and totalitarianism. Mothers and fathers, regardless of their nationality, do not want war. The family is the school of peace ».
The exchanges also took place in the recent Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, at which the President of the FAFCE spoke, talking about the role of Family Associations and the preparation of the World Meeting of Families (Rome, 22-26 June 2022) ” .