Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates

Former residents, current residents and friends of Anne Montgomery House begin a traditional Greek dance at the farewell celebration in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 2026. The community house, run by Society of the Sacred Heart, is closing after a decade.

For 10 years, a Catholic-run home offered young women an affordable place to live in the nation's capital as they studied and launched careers. Now, that community is saying goodbye.

(Image credit: Charlotte Kesl for NPR)