US EditionElderly Austrian Nuns Who Broke Back Into Their Convent Will Be Allowed to Stay. But There Are Conditions
Three nuns in their 80s retook their abandoned convent and are allowed to stay with medical and spiritual support amid ongoing health concerns, church officials said.
- On Friday, officials announced that the three rebel nuns may stay at Goldenstein Castle convent `until further notice`.
- Facing placement orders, the sisters fled the Catholic care home sent by Provost Markus Grasl of Reichersberg Abbey, who insisted they needed care due to poor health and accused them of breaking vows.
- Officials said they will provide medical care, nursing help and spiritual support from a priest at the convent but warned the sisters must move to a nearby care home if they `can no longer be looked after`.
- Provost Markus Grasl recently repaid around 64,000 euros and put forward a proposal to resolve the standoff between the trio, local media reported.
- Supporters continue to visit the Goldenstein convent and videos of the sisters' daily lives have drawn tens of thousands of Instagram followers, sustaining international media attention.
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In Austria, three octogenary nuns fled their retirement homes in September to return to their former convent. On Friday, these new social media stars were officially allowed to stay there. - They had fled their retirement homes: Austrian nuns allowed to stay in their convent (International).
Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions
By Issy Ronald and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — When three octogenarian nuns fled their nursing home and broke back into their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, they became overnight stars. Almost every major news outlet covered them. They gained 100,000 followers on Instagram, where they posted their daily routines – a combination of praying, meeting with the community, and, more surprisingly, boxing to keep fit. And now, three months later, …
Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions
By Issy Ronald and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — When three octogenarian nuns fled their nursing home and broke back into their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, they became overnight stars. Almost every major news outlet covered them. They gained 100,000 followers on Instagram, where they posted their daily routines – a combination of praying, meeting with the community, and, more surprisingly, boxing to keep fit. And now, three months later, …
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