Headline: Three rogue nuns, all 80+, meet the Pope after breaking into old convent
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Three elderly nuns who made global headlines last year for breaking back into their former convent met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday.
The octogenarian sisters joined a general audience at St. Peter’s Square. After fleeing their care home in Austria, they now live in Rome.
The nuns, each over 80 years old, sparked a scandal in 2024. They reportedly climbed a wall to re-enter the convent they had been forced to leave.
Their visit to the Vatican marks a dramatic turn in their story. The Pope greeted them during the weekly audience, offering a blessing.
The women’s future plans remain unclear. Church officials have not commented on whether they will be allowed to stay in Rome permanently.