After three weeks of intense working sessions, the delegates of the III Ordinary General Assembly reflected and discerned about topics of great relevance to the life and mission of the Society of Apostolic Life. These included the vision of the next six years comprising their apostolic projection. It also included the living of evangelical poverty; the plans for financial sustainability; ongoing formation; the possibility of a contemplative lifestyle in Regnum Christi; and proposed modifications to proper law. This process of discernment and decision making culminated in today’s vote, in which the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi re-elected Nancy Nohrden as General Director.
The appointment reflects reaffirmed trust in Nancy’s guidance and accompaniment, as well as gratitude for the path the Consecrated Women have traveled during her previous six-year term during which she exercised a service of authority that was characterized by peace and closeness, helped to strengthen the identity of the Consecrated Women, and accompanied the important processes of growth and co-responsibility that happened in this period. During her first term, the orientation of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi was consolidated and important foundations were established for future development, aligned with the mission and challenges of the present moment.
During her next six-year term, Nancy will continue to accompany the life and mission of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, fostering fidelity to the charism, communion in the Regnum Christi Federation, and an apostolic response that commits to meet the challenges of the Church and today’s world. The work of the next six years will include the implementation of the plan for apostolic projection and strengthening a governing style based on the principles of participation, co-responsibility, information, and subsidiarity. It will also be focused on fostering the strengthening, expansion, communion, and institutional unity of the Regnum Christi Federation.
Biography of Nancy Nohrden
Nancy Nohrden, an American, was born on February 4, 1974, in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle. She grew up in Southern California and finished high school in Massachusetts. She then received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville and later worked in a law firm. She was consecrated in Regnum Christi in 1998, at the age of 24. After three years of formation, her first apostolic assignment was five years of vocational promotion in Germany. From 2007 to 2011 she worked with Regnum Christi young adults in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2011 she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, as director of formation at Pinecrest Academy, where she also served as director of the Consecrated community in Atlanta. On November 25, 2012, she was appointed territorial director of the Consecrated Women in the North American Territory, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She served on the Regnum Christi North American Territorial Committee from 2014-2019 and was Vice President of the Regnum Christi Federation’s Territorial Directive College from September 15, 2019, until she was elected general director of the Consecrated Women in 2020. In this role, she also served as a member of the General Directive College of the Regnum Christi Federation, assuming the role of president of the General Directive College in May 2025. Nancy also completed a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Spring Arbor University during her first term as general director. Today, February 2, 2026, she was re-elected for her second term as general director.
In coming days, the delegates of the General Assembly will elect the councilors who will collaborate with the general director in the governance of the Society of Apostolic Life.