Pope Francis blesses Sudanese woman of strong faith

Mariam Ibrahim refused to renounce faith despite death sentence

Pope Francis blesses Mariam Ibrahim of Sudan during a private meeting at the Vatican July 24. (CNS / L'Osservatore Romano / Reuters)

A Catholic woman in Sudan was pregnant when she was handed a death sentence in May. The crime? Allegedly converting from Islam. Thanks to international calls for her freedom, Mariam Ibrahim was