Francis’s secretary to recommend ‘Philomena’

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

The film, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, tells the true story of Philomena Lee’s search for the son she was forced to put up for adoption through the Seán Ross Abbey mother and baby home in 1952, when she was 19.

Ms Lee, who met Pope Francis on Wednesday, also attended the screening along with her daughter, Jane Libberton, and Coogan, who wrote, produced, and starred in the film.