Philomena
Lee, whose story inspired the movie 'Philomena,' met yesterday with Pope
Francis. She has launched a project to help other Catholic women find
their lost children. Her tragic story has touched hearts around the world after inspiring an Oscar-nominated movie starring Dame Judi Dench.
More
than 60 years ago, an unmarried Philomena Lee had her little boy taken
from her by the Catholic Church under a policy of forced adoptions at
convents and mother-and-baby homes operated by the Catholic Church in Ireland. Yesterday, Mrs. Lee met the man in charge of the institution that caused her such pain and suffering – Pope Francis.http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2014/0206/Real-life-Philomena-presses-Pope-to-open-Ireland-s-forced-adoption-files
