The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.

The sisters claim they were financially stripped and forced to leave their religious establishment to move into a nursing ...

As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit the story of the defiant Austrian nuns.  The three sisters, all in their 80’s, recently ran away ...

Three elderly nuns who broke into their former convent after fleeing a Catholic Church-run care home may remain there, but only if they give up social media, cease contact with the press and dismiss ...

SALZBURG, Austria — Morning Mass is underway at the chapel of Schloss Goldenstein, a convent in Elsbethen, an Austrian parish nestled between the church spires of Salzburg and the arresting backdrop ...

NPR has been following the story of three octogenarian Austrian nuns who broke out of a nursing home and back into their old convent. Now, they're hoping for a deal with the Vatican so they can stay.

Sisters Regina, Bernadette and Rita pray at the convent chapel of the Goldenstein castle, in Elsbethen, south of the city of Salzburg, Austria, on Sept. 20. (Joe Klamar | AFP via Getty Images) ...