In his book that first told the story of Philomena Lee and Michael Hess, British journalist Martin Sixsmith identified Doc Hess as a physician at a veterans hospital in St. Louis.

Days later, Irish President Michael D. Higgins told Irish radio station Newstalk that sympathy for women in Lee’s situation is not enough; in cases where the state would have been able to ...

Philomena Lee proved her mettle by never relinquishing her love and her mission. Judi Dench gives a performance of grace, nuance and cinematic heroism. You might say it’s f—ing brilliant.