it was a very dark moment in the catholic church when tens of thousands of unwed mothers were forced to give their babies up for adoption. the story of one of the women, philomena lee, was made into a movie, which is in theaters now. >> she spent a lifetime making peace with what happened to her. and now she is making peace with the church. cynthia mcfadden is with her in rome. >> reporter: 80-year-old philomena lee never imagined this moment back in 1952. a young unwed mother forced by the church to give up her baby. the vatican invited her to st. peters for mass. this woman of unceasing faith touching the hand of the leader of the faithful. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> reporter: we were right there to witness an ending not even hollywood could write. fitting since philomena is now