Kelly, Michael: - Michael Kelly is an award-winning writer and broadcaster specializing in religious and social affairs. Born and raised in Northern Ireland, he attended the Pontifical University St Patrick's College, Maynooth where he obtained degrees in philosophy and theology and the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome where he studied social institutional communications. He is Managing Editor of The Irish Catholic newspaper, a weekly columnist with The Irish Independent and a regular contributor to radio and TV current affairs programs.