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After studying Business Administration, Father Jonathan Morris joined the seminary and attained separate degrees in classical humanities, philosophy, and theology. After his ordination in 2002, he has served a number of roles, including that of theological advisor to Mel Gibson in the making of the feature film The Passion of the Christ. He advised the grass-roots promotion of the film in the United States and directed its pre-release marketing in Europe and Asia.

In April of 2005, with the sickness and death of Pope John Paul II, Father Jonathan began his work as a religious news analyst and commentator for several domestic and international channels including CNN, Sky News, and BBC. In November of that year, he provided coverage of the riots in Paris, France. He went on the scene of the rioting neighborhoods and spoke to the youth about the social and religious undertones of the conflict. At the same time he initiated an exclusive interview with the Imam of the Grande Mosque of Paris. He now serves as a regular news contributor for the Fox News Channel, where he offers ethical and moral commentary to regular news items. In less than a year Father Jonathan Morris has appeared more than 100 times on various Fox New Channel shows and covered a broad range of topics, giving commentary both from his home base in Rome as well as the studios in New York and Washington, D.C.

In January of 2006, he traveled to Venezuela to cover a populist religious gathering that highlighted the tension between the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and President Hugo Chavez and in February, Father Jonathan did an exclusive sit-down interview with First Lady Laura Bush. In June of 2006 Fox renewed a long-term contract with Father Jonathan to continue providing ethical commentary on the big news stories of the day.

"Father Jonathan is at the heart of the cultural wars as a national television commentator, columnist and author. Like nobody else in the media today, he shines the light of truth on social issues in a straightforward and kind way."

Educational Background
In 1999 Father Jonathan Morris founded Compass, a national network of Catholic university students dedicated to character and faith formation of outstanding student leaders. In 2000 he co-created and founded the Prince of Liechtenstein Catholic Leaders Fellowship, a mentorship program that unites successful professionals who stand out for their high moral character with ambitious youth.

In June of 2004, Father Jonathan graduated with high honors with a licentiate degree in moral theology (ethics) from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University in Rome where he is currently a doctoral candidate in the same institution. He also serves as Vice-Director of the largest seminary in Rom where he oversees more than 400 students.