Vatican Rules Runaway Nuns Can Return to Convent Under Conditions

The Vatican has permitted three nuns to return to their Alpine convent after they left last month. However, the women must agree to stop using social media. The nuns sparked international attention after they left their monastery in the Swiss Alps. They later claimed that their Mother Superior had forcibly removed them from the convent and placed them in a care home against their will. An investigation by the Vatican found no evidence to support the nuns' allegations of coercion. The ruling allows the sisters to resume their religious life, provided they comply with the new restrictions.