The now-reversed sanctions came down on Christmas Day, when India’s Ministry of Affairs confirmed that the government had rejected the Missionaries’ request to have their permit renewed, citing ‘adverse inputs.’
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
