
The walking nun — Sister Clare Nolan on entering the convent and saving lives
From Conversations
Published 7/29/2025

From Conversations
Published 7/29/2025
Sister Clare Nolan was the head of nursing at St Vincent's Hospital when the HIV/AIDS epidemic reached Australia. She met with politicians, brothel workers and gay activists in the same room to work out how to save the men under her care in Ward 17 South.Clare was 21 years old when she entered the…