 A convent in Italy is being shut down after a fight between its last three remaining nuns.
So badly did relations deteriorate between the sisters
of Santa Clara in Bari that the Mother Superior ended up in hospital
with scratches to her face.
Now the local archbishop has intervened and asked the Vatican for permission to close the convent.
But Sister Liliana, the only nun still there, says she has no intention of leaving her home of the past 44 years.
The Clarissa nuns are regarded as the most austere order
of the Roman Catholic Church, devoted to a life of prayer, penance and
quiet contemplation.
But at the Santa Clara convent in Bari, the vow of silence was shattered by an unholy row.
Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista say they were driven to distraction by the nasty habits of their Mother Superior.
They became so angry that during the summer, they turned on Sister Liliana scratching her face and throwing her to the ground.
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