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Austria's rebel nuns refuse to give up Instagram to stay in their convent

Sister Rita, 82, (left), Sister Regina, 86 (center) and Sister Bernadette, 88, broke into their former convent earlier this year after fleeing a care home they say church authorities took them to live in against their will. The nuns have rejected an offer to remain in the convent if they quit social media, among other conditions. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to step in.

The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.

(Image credit: Noah Hatz)

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