Thanks in part to immigration from countries like Poland, the number attending a Roman Catholic service each week in Britain (861,800) now outnumbers those attending a Church of England service (852,500). Former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s conversion is certainly a high profile example of the trend.

Today the Church celebrates the life and death of Pope St. Sylvester I, who died on 31 December in 335. The date of his birth is unknown, and his pontificate is better known for the apocryphal stories surrounding it than any actual occurrences: Take, for instance, the story of his slaying a dragon...

Here’s a comprehensive list from Google of the top searches of 2007: american idol youtube britney spears 2007 cricket world cup chris benoit iphone anna nicole smith paris hilton iran vanessa hudgens For the political junkies Google has put together a timeline of the most searched-for presidential...

Now a robust 15! 1. Mike Huckabee peaked two weeks too early, as Mitt Romney narrowly wins the Iowa caucuses on the GOP side. A resurgent John McCain wins the New Hampshire primaries over Romney. In late January, Romney wins Michigan and Nevada over McCain, and finishes close second to Huckabee in South...

The conventional wisdom about the GOP is that it is a coalition of three indistinct bases: social conservatives, business interests, and small-government types. Generally, these groups have gotten along quite well, due to three things. First, they aren’t necessarily hostile toward one another’s...

The story of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents is told in the second chapter of Matthew, specifically verses 16-18: When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance...

The latest Strategic Vision polling data for Iowa has the usual suspects in the usual order. But far more interesting for me are other questions not directly related to the race: Do you see President George W. Bush as a conservative Republican in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only) Yes 7% No...

Matthew Stevenson has this one covered.

According to a recent Pew Research poll, 81% of Republicans say “they are largely satisfied with the way things are going for them financially.” Only 64% of of Democrats and independents say the same thing. This is the largest gap in quite some time. Of course, one obvious conclusion is that...

. . . the other 364/5 days of the year? He visits this website: IsItChristmas.com (via Jake)