Pope Francis may watch the Oscar-tipped film Philomena, after it was well received by his private secretary at a screening in the Vatican.

Philomena Lee, the inspiration behind the Oscar tipped film Philomena, has had an audience with Pope Francis.

The government has been urged to change the laws which prevent adopted people from accessing their birth records.

A philanthropic fund to assist adopted people and natural parents to trace their relatives has been set in the wake of Oscar-nominated film Philomena.