The Austrian nuns who fled their care home are now in Rome and visited the Vatican

Sisters Rita (right), 81, Regina (left), 86, and Bernadette (center), 88, at the convent chapel of the Goldenstein castle south of Salzburg, Austria, on Sept. 20, 2025. Supporters of the three nuns flocked to the convent in a show of solidarity. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images BERLIN – Three octogenarian Austrian nuns who captured headlines last year when they staged an escape from their care home and broke back into their old convent …