by Steve Harmon | May 16, 2025 | Opinion
Although its origins are likely more Western and recent, “May you live in interesting times!” is often quoted as an ancient Chinese saying. It can function either as a blessing or a curse. Regardless of the saying’s origins, Pope Leo XIV has indeed ascended to the...
by Steve Harmon | May 14, 2025 | Opinion
I’m writing this dispatch from the Rome airport while waiting for my flight home to North Carolina. I’m filled with gratitude for everything I’ve experienced over the past several days, and I’m hopeful about what these events might mean for the Catholic Church and the...
by Steve Harmon | May 13, 2025 | Opinion
Yesterday, journalists were granted an audience with the new pope. I attended with fellow Good Faith Media writer Grace Ji-Sun Kim. Together, we recorded some of our impressions of the pontiff from our respective Presbyterian and Baptist perspectives for possible...
by Steve Harmon | May 12, 2025 | Analysis
It’s Monday morning in Rome, the fifth day of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. In a few hours, I’ll join other journalists for a press audience with the new pope. I’ll share more about that later today. But for now, there’s much to report from his first weekend as pope. We...
by Steve Harmon | May 9, 2025 | News
My last contribution to Good Faith Media before the conclave opened on Wednesday addressed the question, “Who Might Become Pope?” We now have the answer to that question. Robert Francis Prevost, age 69, was born in Chicago. He has been a cardinal serving as prefect of...
