Fr Eamonn Hegarty | Diocese of Leeds

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

First Fridays Vigil throughout the Jubilee Year for Pilgrims of Hope!

Adoration, Confession, Rosary, Benediction and Mass … Join for all or any part of the Vigil – every first Friday of the month throughout the Jubilee of Hope, at the beautiful Jubilee Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Angels, Batley (home of the Batley...

Batley Torchlight Procession 2025

In the Diocese of Leeds, one of the highlights of our year is our unique event, the Batley Torchlight Procession. Read an account of this year’s Procession by Adam Cheshire in the Dewsbury Reporter and Batley News here: … and with the Church of St Mary of...

First Fridays Vigil throughout the Jubilee Year for Pilgrims of Hope!

Adoration, Confession, Rosary, Benediction and Mass … Join for all or any part of the Vigil – every first Friday of the month throughout the Jubilee of Hope, at the beautiful Jubilee Pilgrimage Church of St Mary of the Angels, Batley (home of the Batley...

Batley Torchlight Procession – as popular as ever!

Hundreds of people joined this year’s Batley Torchlight Procession, which took place on the evening of Monday 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Parish Priest Fr Eamonn Hegarty welcomed celebrant Fr Paul Grogan, with Fr Simon Lodge and Fr Stephen...

‘Christmas as usual’ … in Batley, celebrating St Mary’s 150th Anniversary!

The Church of St Mary of the Angels in Batley is celebrating one and a half centuries of ‘Christmas as usual’ with an Online Christmas Carol Service on Sunday 20 December at 3pm! This is a very special time for the church, which was dedicated on 15...