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From left, Sisters Anne Leonard, Josephine Badali and Arlita Matte, all members of the Congretation Notre-Dame, express their joy as they attend a news conference in Montreal, Monday, June 2, 2014, where they spoke about the release of Sister Gilberte Bussiere, who was abducted along with two Italian priests in Cameroon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canadian nun happy to be free after two months in captivity in Cameroon

MONTREAL – A spokeswoman for a religious congregation says a Canadian nun released after two months in captivity in Cameroon is happy to be free.

Josephine Badali says she spoke to Gilberte Bussiere this morning and that the 74-year-old nun sounded healthy and in good spirits.

Badali says Bussiere told her to thank everyone who supported her and prayed for her during the ordeal.

It is still unclear when Bussiere will return to Canada.

Badali told a news conference in Montreal today that Bussiere was to meet with the Cameroonian president.

Bussiere was kidnapped on April 5. She was freed with two Italian priests.

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