The World Apostolate of Fatima held its international General Assembly in Fatima, Portugal, from October 24 to 28, 2022. The event was attended by 105 participants from 28 different countries. The group had the responsibility to elect a new international Board of Directors to serve for a term of five years. 

The works were conducted in a spirit of family and the program included, among other things, the presentation of national reports, conferences on the message of Fatima, workshops, moments of prayer and a pilgrimage to the sacred sites in Fatima and Lisbon. There was also time to reflect on the Synodal process of the Church, the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon and the Centenary of the Apparitions in Pontevedra, Spain, in year 2025.

In the morning of October 27, the delegates assembled to elect the new WAF International Board of Directors, composed of nine people. The list of the new elected Board is presented here by their position, name and country of origin:

President: Prof. Michael Ogunu, from Nigeria, Vice President: Reynald Andales, from the Philippines, Secretary: Edith Koch, from Switzerland, Treasurer: David Kelly, from USA, Trustees: Oksana Bodak, from Ukraine, Fr. Damian Maria, from South Korea, Fr. MV Sunni, from India, JR Pereira, from Samoa and Walter Karger, from Germany

Congratulations to the new officers! May the Good Lord and Mother Mary guide them in the service of our Apostolate. To the former Board members who ceased their office, thanks for their generosity and commitment. Orbis Unus Orans!