St Austin’s Catholic Church Wakefield | 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

Relics of St Gerard Majella on Tour in Our Diocese: 26-29 January 2026

Our Diocese has the great privilege of hosting the relics of St Gerard Majella at various venues across the Diocese of Leeds during the week of 26 January 2026. He is popularly invoked as a patron of mothers, particularly expectant mothers, couples trying to conceive,...

Pilgrims’ Progress on the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope – Day Two!

Day two is the longest stage of all: St Austin’s, our Jubilee Pilgrimage Church in central Wakefield, all the way to St Michael and All Angels in Wombwell, Diocese of Hallam – a 17+ mile walk away! Pilgrims who had stayed at the nearby Holiday Inn –...

St James the Great: Patron of all Pilgrims of Hope!

Happy Feast Day of St James the Great, the Patron Saint of all Pilgrims! During this Holy Year of Jubilee we are all exhorted to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, however we decide to journey to sacred sites, either in person or in prayer. The age-old tradition of...

The National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope starts at Leeds Cathedral: be part of it!

St Mark’s Way, the northern ‘arm’ of the 2025 National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope, starts at Leeds Cathedral on Saturday 6 September – and its first two days pass through our Diocese! There’s still time for Diocese of Leeds Day Pilgrims to sign up...

National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope: St Mark’s Way registration now open for ‘Day Pilgrims’!

St Mark’s Way, the northern ‘arm’ of the 2025 National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope is now open for Day Pilgrim registration via https://www.pilgrimways.org.uk/become-a-pilgrim-for-a-day The route of St Mark’s Way uses established hiking...