U.S. Bishop confirms Charlie Kirk told him, one week before his assassination, that he was “this close” to becoming Catholic.
Robert Brennan, a Catholic journalist for the Angelus magazine, wrote on an article posted on September 18th, that a week before his murder, Charlie Kirk attended a pro-life prayer breakfast in Visalia, CA, where he shared a private moment with Bishop Joseph Brennan, who happens to be Robert’s brother. During the exchange, Kirk spoke with love of his Catholic wife and children, his attendance at Mass, and his love for “his Catholic pastor”. As they parted, he alluded to rumors of his potential conversion to Catholicism, saying, “I’m this close.”
Robert wrote:
“I know of two distinctive events that took place prior to his (Charlie’s) murder.
One was a recent video Kirk made suggesting to his Protestant co-religionists that they did not give the Blessed Mother her due. It was a video that could have been shown in a Catholic school religion class. He even suggested her example was a Christian template applicable across other denominations.
The other was a personal exchange between Charlie Kirk and a Catholic bishop who happens to be my brother: Bishop Joseph Brennan of Fresno. The bishop has given me permission to divulge the content of that conversation.
A little more than a week before his murder, Kirk attended a pro-life prayer breakfast in Visalia, California, which is in the Diocese of Fresno. The bishop was among those in attendance and had a brief, private moment with Kirk.
It was there that Kirk told the bishop about his Catholic wife and children and how he attended Mass with them. He punctuated this conversation with “I love my Catholic pastor.”
As they were parting to attend the more public portion of the prayer breakfast, Kirk mentioned speculation regarding his contemplating entering the Catholic Church, saying: “I’m this close.”
Bishop Brennan’s testimony confirms the personal experiences that other friends of Charlie have recently shared publicly. One of them is John Yep, president of Catholics for Catholics, who said “He (Charlie) talked to me of his Catholic roots through his grandma and then asked me for a favor. He asked me if I knew any Catholic priest he could talk to.”
Conservative commentator, Candace Owens, also affirmed that her friend, Charlie Kirk, told her he was praying the Rosary and attending Mass.
Candace Owens, a close friend of Charlie Kirk, says on her podcast that he was praying the Rosary and attending Catholic Mass. He was very close to formally converting to Catholicism.
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— Catholics for Catholics 🇺🇲 (@CforCatholics) September 16, 2025
Many other Catholics have also given testimony of having seen Charlie Kirk, his wife and kids at daily Mass at a local parish in Phoenix, AZ.
Charlie Kirk’s possible conversion to Catholicism has generated joy among the Catholic community that admired him and prayed for his full communion to the One True Faith.
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