https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A senior Vatican priest accused of making advances towards a nun during confession has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20190129/senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:51:40 +0100 senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun A South African court on Friday sentenced two men to life in jail for the rape and murder of an 86-year-old Austrian-born nun who was strangled with an electric typewriter cord. https://www.thelocal.at/20150515/life-sentences-for-killers-of-austrian-nun-in-safrica Fri, 15 May 2015 23:02:18 +0200 life-sentences-for-killers-of-austrian-nun-in-safrica Two South African men charged with the rape and murder of a 86-year-old Austrian-born nun pleaded guilty on Tuesday, saying they had broken into the convent to steal food. https://www.thelocal.at/20150513/south-african-men-plead-guilty-to-rape-and-murder-of-nun Wed, 13 May 2015 11:32:01 +0200 south-african-men-plead-guilty-to-rape-and-murder-of-nun Police in South Africa are investigating whether an 86-year-old Austrian nun found murdered in a convent had also been raped. https://www.thelocal.at/20150423/murdered-austrian-nun-may-have-been-raped Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:51:19 +0200 murdered-austrian-nun-may-have-been-raped