Baby remains found at former Catholic Church-run home for unmarried Irish mothersREUTERS The entrance to the site of a mass grave of hundreds of children who died in the former Bons Secours home for unmarried mothers in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. The remains of babies, ranging from newborn to three-years-old, have been found in the sewers of a former Church-run home for unmarried mothers in Ireland, the government said. GOOGLE MAPS The Catholic Church ran many of Ireland's social services in the 20th century. Unmarried mothers and their children were seen as a stain on Ireland's image as a devout Catholic nation. Ireland's once powerful Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of scandals over the abuse and neglect of children.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2017 16:24 UTC