The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their ...

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.

Three months after a trio of octogenarian nuns broke out of their nursing home and back into their former convent, the Catholic Church has confirmed that they will be allowed to stay at Schloss ...

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 ...

The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.

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) ...