Pope Francis met privately Thursday with a Sudanese woman who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence, blessing the woman as she cradled her infant daughter born just weeks ago in prison.
Ibrahim, who was raised by her Christian mother, was eight months pregnant at the time of her sentence and has since given birth. The woman is married to a U.S. citizen.
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The Associated Press reported that the pope met with Ibrahim and her family once they landed.
Ibrahim and her family flew on an Italian government plane -- accompanied by Italian minister Lapo Pistelli -- to Rome's Ciampino airport.
Pistelli posted a photo to Facebook showing the group with the caption, "With Meriam, Maya, Martin and Daniel, in a few minutes of Rome. Mission accomplished."
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