#Family

Eurostat: nearly 200 million households in the EU, less than a quarter include children. Only 3% of households have 3 or more children

FAFCE: Board Meeting on demographic changes and “young people and mental health”. Dutch association accepted as new member

Romania-Hungary: meeting of Bishops’ Conferences. Bishops invite “to pray tirelessly for peace”

Pope Francis: “Birth rates and welcome should never be pit against each other”

“Birth rates and reception must never be pit against each other because they are two facets of the same coin.…

Romania: Bishops’ Plenary in Satu Mare. Mgr. Perca (Bucharest), “young people and WYD, families, Synod and Jubilee on the agenda”

FAFCE: Board in Murcia. Mr Bassi (president), “family is prism to understand personal, spiritual and social life”

Catholic families: FAFCE, biannual Board meeting in Murcia. Today, debate on gender wording in EU documents.

Work-free Sunday: Mgr. Hérouard (COMECE), “everyone should have time for family, volunteering, sports, social and religious activities”

Work-free Sunday: European Sunday Alliance, “a European common day of rest” to reconcile work and family life

EU: Citizenship Income and family allowance promote discrimination. Bassi: “The European Commission should take steps to address the demographic winter”

The EU Commission opened two infringement procedures against Italy. Nevertheless, FAFCE president told SIR, “measures granting incentives to anyone investing…

FAFCE: Mr Bassi (President), Pope Francis “reminded the whole world of centrality of demographic issue”