Jonathan Morris (born August 22, 1972) is an American author, actor, commentator on religious matters in the media who has been a Fox News contributor and analyst since 2005.
[citation needed] At the age of 21, he entered the seminary and studied in Rome, Italy, gaining degrees in the classical humanities, philosophy, and theology.
In 2004, he obtained a graduate Licentiate degree in moral theology from Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, magna cum laude.
[2][3] In 2013, he was transferred to Corpus Christi Church in Manhattan to serve as a chaplain at Columbia University and to be the program director of The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM radio.
In May 2019, while on sabbatical, Morris announced that he had decided to request dispensation from the clerical state after having: struggled for years with [his] vocation and the commitments that the Catholic priesthood demands, especially not being able to marry and raise a family.
Shortly thereafter, Morris received offers from several networks to contribute follow-up reports, and he began working for the Fox News Channel.
In 2019, Morris appeared as Frank Sheeran’s priest at the nursing home in the film The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci.