my husbands mother had a daughter and gave her away to a Catholic Church before he was born He’s been searching for her Her name we are told was Debbie smith may be spelled differently she’s 48 or older Is there anyway we may be able to locate her

They won't tell you anything.The adoptive parents could ask her if she wants to see her real parents.I know some people who were adopted the woman's real parent later became wealthy and hired a Detective Agency,the church could see that the detective was getting close to finding out,so the Catholic Church called the adoptive parents (by this time she was in her 20s),told them that the real parents were getting close to finding her.So the adoptive parents asked her if she wanted to meet her real parents,she did.The real parents now wealthy put her through Yale College,she had Cerabal Palsy.

Desoto mo

I would talk to the priest and see if he can help