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Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who was nearly executed for apostasy for marrying a Christian man, and her daughter, Maya, meet Pope Francis at the Vatican after arriving in Italy on July 24, 2014, en route to the United States. Photo courtesy L’Osservatore Romano

(RNS1-JULY 24) Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who was nearly executed for apostasy for marrying a Christian man, and her daughter, Maya, meet Pope Francis at the Vatican after arriving in Italy on July 24, 2014, en route to the United States. For use with RNS-MERIAM-ITALY transmitted July 24, 2014. Photo courtesy L’Osservatore Romano