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

Doubts raised over release reports of Christian woman in Sudan

Jun 2, 2014

A government official in Sudan is denying claims that a Christian woman sentenced to execution for her faith may soon... Read more

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

Husband of condemned Sudanese woman reiterates commitment

May 31, 2014

The husband of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly abandoning Islam, says his wife is... Read more

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

Christian woman in shackles after 'apostasy' death sentence

May 22, 2014

Protest is mounting in the case of a pregnant Christian woman who faces a death sentence in Sudan for not... Read more

St. Daniele Comboni, founder of the Comboni Missionaries.

Missionaries reflect on anniversary of expulsion from South Sudan

Mar 9, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Fifty years after their expulsion from South Sudan, missionaries reflected on the challenges and unexpected blessings borne out of the... Read more

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