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Three nuns have run away from their Catholic care home in Austria.

They've demanded the right to live in their former convent instead.

The convent was part of Schloss Goldenstein near Salzburg, which also contains a Catholic school.

Sister Bernadette, who's 88, Sister Regina, 86 and Sister Rita, 82, had all been teachers at the school.

Former students remembered the nuns' kindness and were keen to help, says Martina Krispler.

In 2022, responsibility for the convent had shifted to the nearby Rachesberg Abbey, which is a monastery.

The convent's nuns were told that they could remain there as long as they were no concerns about their health.

However, in December 2023, the convent's new superior, Provost Grasl, thought that it was time for the three nuns to enter a Catholic care home.

The convent was closed down in 2024.

Life in the care home made the nuns depressed, so they collected their few possessions and ran away.

Sister Bernadette believes that it was her choice to make.

The nuns' apartment locks had been changed but their former students called in a locksmith to fix that.

The electricity and water had been disconnected too.

However, they're finally feeling at home again.

The nuns' story has opened a wider discussion in the Catholic church about how its members should be cared for in their old age.

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