Meriam Yehya Ibrahim

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Pope Francis meets Meriam Ibrahim and her child Maya at the Vatican's Santa Marta residence, July 24, 2014.

Meriam Ibrahim lands in Rome, meets with Pope Francis

Jul 24, 2014

By Elise Harris

A Sudanese woman spared of a death sentence for refusing to renounce her Christian faith arrived in Rome with her... Read more

Meriam Ibrahim (R) is pictured in this undated image with her husband Daniel Wani.

Sudanese Christian woman released again

Jun 27, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Meriam Ibrahim – a Christian woman who had previously been sentenced to death in Sudan for her faith – has... Read more

Meriam Ibrahim (R) is pictured in this undated image with her husband Daniel Wani.

Release of Christian woman in Sudan draws gratitude, praise

Jun 23, 2014

Family members and religious liberty advocates are applauding the news that a Sudanese woman's death sentence for refusing to denounce... Read more

Meriam Ibrahim (R) is pictured in this undated image with her husband Daniel Wani.

Sudan archdiocese speaks out for condemned Catholic woman

Jun 11, 2014

The Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum has urged Sudanese authorities to review the legal case of Meriam Ibrahim, a Catholic woman... Read more

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is pictured in this undated image with her husband, Daniel Wani.

Death sentence for Christian in Sudan draws global criticism

May 16, 2014

A pregnant woman who was raised as a Christian has been sentenced to execution by a Sudanese court that contends... Read more

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