What nuns wear is not merely veil/hijab it is called HABIT.
Many devot catholics wear veil during mass. It was after vatican2 that it started to change.
Roman
Catholic nuns vow to lead a life of poverty, chastity and obedience to
God. To show modesty, consecration and membership to their order, they
wear religious habits with veils as part of the ensemble; this is the
origin of the idiom "take the veil," which means to become a nun.
However, many modern nuns prefer a contemporary habit to the traditional
one, and some choose to do away with the habit altogether while still
in service.
Pope John Paul II in his Post-Apostolic Exhortation Vita consecrata (1996) says concerning the religious habit of consecrated persons:
§25 … The Church must always seek to make her presence visible in everyday life, especially in contemporary culture, which is often very secularized and yet sensitive to the language of signs. In this regard the Church has a right to expect a significant contribution from consecrated persons, called as they are in every situation to bear clear witness that they belong to Christ.
Since the habit is a sign of consecration, poverty and membership in a particular Religious family, I join the Fathers of the Synod in strongly recommending to men and women religious that they wear their proper habit, suitably adapted to the conditions of time and place.
Where valid reasons of their apostolate call for it, Religious, in conformity with the norms of their Institute, may also dress in a simple and modest manner, with an appropriate symbol, in such a way that their consecration is recognizable.
Institutes which from their origin or by provision of their Constitutions do not have a specific habit should ensure that the dress of their members corresponds in dignity and simplicity to the nature of their vocation.
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