A young Jewish boy in 1858 Bologna, Italy is secretly baptized and then forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian, sparking a fierce battle between the Papacy and forces of democracy and Italian unification.
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
In 19th century Italy, a young Jewish boy's forced conversion to Christianity sparks a controversy that pits the Papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
