1 Cardinal Vincent Nichols welcomes the Eastern Catholic Bishops of Europe to Westminster Cathedral (Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk).
2 Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark visits the National Shrine of Saint Jude in Faversham, Kent.
3 Seamstress Dorothy McCarthy has created a sewing oasis in her garden in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to help in her work embroidering vestments and altar cloths.
4 Bradford Catholic Youth Choir, under the direction of Tom Leech, and the University of El Paso, Texas, singers and instrumentalists, at the Leeds diocese annual pilgrimage Mass at Ripon’s Anglican Cathedral.
5 An annual pro-life torchlight rosary and procession, organised by SPUC, takes place in George Square, Glasgow, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act (Paul McSherry).
6 Hundreds of Catholics from across the Diocese of East Anglia attend an all-night vigil at St John’s Cathedral, Norwich, to pray for the dignity and sanctity of all human life on the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act.
7 Baroness Hollins attends Caritas Social Action Network’s parliamentary reception (Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk). 8 Bishop Michael Campbell of Lancaster has ordained Augustinian friar Brother Gladson Francesco Dabre as a deacon at St Joseph’s in Broomhouse, Edinburgh.
9 Monks are moving out of the monastery at Ampleforth Abbey as it undergoes its first makeover in 120 years.
10 Dominican nuns protest outside Sainsbury’s headquarters in London after the firm decided to drop Fairtrade from some of its own-brand teas (Thom Flint/Cafod).
11 Orla Felcey, Emilia Russell, Zion Ilyas and Lucy O’Donnell, members of the student leadership team at Loreto Grammar School in Altrincham, which has topped Trafford’s league tables for the best progress made by pupils at GCSE level.
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