1 Canon Daniel Cronin, a priest of Westminster diocese, presents a copy of his new book, Abounding in Mercy (St Pauls), to Pope Francis.
2 The first group of students in the Licence in Divinity programme at the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham have passed their final exams.
3 Harriet Knowles-Jones, an athlete at Loreto Grammar School in Altrincham, Cheshire, has come second in the European under-20 cross country championships even though she is still only 17.
4 Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham visits a boxing club during a parish visitation to St Anne’s, Digbeth.
5 Choristers from Ampleforth College and St Martin’s Ampleforth perform Handel’s Messiah in Ampleforth Abbey.
6 Davis Cup winner Dominic Inglot returns to his old school, St Benedict’s in Ealing, west London, with the trophy.
7 Sixth-form drama students at the Holy Family Catholic School in Keighley, West Yorkshire, take part in a series of prayers and reflections on peace before Christmas.
8 Pupils at St Antony’s Catholic College in Urmston, Greater Manchester, reflect on the life of Sophie Lancaster, a 20-year-old murdered for dressing as a goth, as part of a Personal Social and Health Education day with the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
9 Peter Oakshott, vice-president of the Eastbourne Catenian Circle, Mick Lees, Veronika Lees and Bill Dolan at an art exhibition raising funds to replace the roof at St Gregory’s, Eastbourne, East Sussex.
10 Great British Bake Off contestant Alvin Magallanes visits The Marist School in Sunninghill, Berkshire, where she gave pupils a masterclass on macaroons.
11 Pupils and staff at St Louis Catholic Academy in Newmarket, Suffolk, celebrate becoming the first school in Suffolk to gain the EQualities Award.
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