February 12, 2026

Pictures of the week

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1 Iain Duncan Smith, former secretary of state for work and pensions, visits Trinity Catholic High School in Woodford Green, Essex.

2 Loreto Grammar School student Megan Wright has led the Altair team in Altrincham to second place in the British synchronised skating championships.

3 Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson presents awards at Manchester Universities’ Catholic Chaplaincy to graduates of an interfaith course called Launching Leaders.

4 Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton canonically inducts former naval chaplain Mgr Richard Madders as the new parish priest of St John the Evangelist in Tadworth, Surrey.

5 Thirty-six students from St Andrews University Catholic Society, pictured with their chaplain Fr Michael John Galbraith, visited Pluscarden Abbey for a weekend retreat.

6 Participants in the joint Catholic-Anglican bishops’ meeting at Oscott College Chapel, Birmingham (photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk).

7 The feast of the Purification of Our Lady is celebrated with a Solemn High Mass at Birmingham Oratory (photo: Józef Łopuszyński).

8 Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia ordains Jaylord Magpuyo, from the Philippines, as a deacon at the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge.

9 St Mary’s Shaftesbury in Dorset celebrated Mary Ward Day with a chapel Mass followed by treats and games.

10 Students at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns, Altrincham, meet MIA, a Miniature Intelligent Android, part of a travelling robotics roadshow.

Please email Catholic Life photographs (larger than 1MB) with captions to
editorial@catholicherald.co.uk

1 Iain Duncan Smith, former secretary of state for work and pensions, visits Trinity Catholic High School in Woodford Green, Essex.

2 Loreto Grammar School student Megan Wright has led the Altair team in Altrincham to second place in the British synchronised skating championships.

3 Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson presents awards at Manchester Universities’ Catholic Chaplaincy to graduates of an interfaith course called Launching Leaders.

4 Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton canonically inducts former naval chaplain Mgr Richard Madders as the new parish priest of St John the Evangelist in Tadworth, Surrey.

5 Thirty-six students from St Andrews University Catholic Society, pictured with their chaplain Fr Michael John Galbraith, visited Pluscarden Abbey for a weekend retreat.

6 Participants in the joint Catholic-Anglican bishops’ meeting at Oscott College Chapel, Birmingham (photo: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk).

7 The feast of the Purification of Our Lady is celebrated with a Solemn High Mass at Birmingham Oratory (photo: Józef Łopuszyński).

8 Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia ordains Jaylord Magpuyo, from the Philippines, as a deacon at the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge.

9 St Mary’s Shaftesbury in Dorset celebrated Mary Ward Day with a chapel Mass followed by treats and games.

10 Students at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns, Altrincham, meet MIA, a Miniature Intelligent Android, part of a travelling robotics roadshow.

Please email Catholic Life photographs (larger than 1MB) with captions to
editorial@catholicherald.co.uk

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