Meriam heads for new life in America: Mother put on death row in Sudan for marrying a Christian leaves Rome for the USA... with the Pope's blessing

Meriam Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for apostasy after refusing to renounce her Christian faith, left Rome this morning on a flight bound for Philadelphia. The mother-of-two who is accompanied by husband Daniel, a U.S. citizen, and children Martin and Maya will then change planes to fly to New Hampshire. The family of four are planning to start afresh in America in Manchester, the hometown of Daniel's brother, Gabriel Wani. meriam is pictured top right meeting the Pope last week in the Vatican and bottom right cradling her newborn while on death row in Sudan.