Overview

• The Vatican has placed the San Giacomo di Veglia convent under a pontifical commissariat, removing Abbess Aline Pereira from her leadership role.
• Eleven nuns have fled the convent, citing psychological pressure and insufferable tensions following the abbess's removal and the Vatican's intervention.
• The fleeing nuns, who have not been granted dispensation from their vows, notified local authorities before relocating to a secret site for safety.
• The leadership conflict traces back to a 2023 letter accusing Abbess Pereira of misconduct, though initial inspections dismissed the claims as unfounded.
• The Diocese of Vittorio Veneto confirmed the appointment of Mother Martha Driscoll as the pontifical commissioner, assuming full governance of the convent.