Sudan 'apostasy' woman Meriam Yahia Ibrahim meets Pope

A Sudanese woman who fled to Italy after being spared a death sentence for renouncing Islam has met the Pope. 

Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag flew to Rome with her family after more than a month in the US embassy in Khartoum. 

Welcoming her at the airport, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said today is a day of celebration. 

Mrs Ibrahim met Pope Francis at his Santa Marta residence at the Vatican soon after her arrival. 

"The Pope thanked her for her witness to the Christian faith," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi was quoted as saying.

BBC