• The Uzbeks consider the mausoleum a holy place and pray here before heading off on Hadj.

    ECONOMIST: Letter from Samarkand

  • The soldier did not take off his boots, an act of desecration in any Muslim holy place.

    CNN: A TROUBLED SPOT

  • Jerusalem, a holy place steeped in Jewish, Christian and Muslim history, is modernizing with new hotel projects, trendy boutiques and restaurants.

    BBC: Hip Jerusalem and historic Tel Aviv

  • After the war, it was Dayan who removed the barbed wire, the minefields, and the walls that divided Jerusalem in order to give each holy place the dignity it deserved.

    FORBES: A Potential Game Changer In Hamas's Attack Methods

  • For 42 days starting on January 9th, the alignment of the stars makes Allahabad, where the Ganges, the Yamuna and a mythical third river converge, an especially holy place to be.

    ECONOMIST: Take me to the river

  • He thought Tyre an economically thriving but insufficiently holy place that should be reduced to nothing more than a fishing village with plenty of open space to "spread fish nets" to dry.

    FORBES: Land Of Strife

  • The company dared thumb its nose at the high holy place of American car commercials, the Super Bowl, and it withdrew paid advertising on Facebook just as the Silicon Valley Holy Grail was going public.

    FORBES: GM's Deal With Manchester United Isn't About Europe, It's About The World

  • The following afternoon, as I celebrated Rosh Hashanah by myself in Old Cairo, I kept coming back to that story, to the bravery of those six or seven people who protected the holy place of another faith while their own country was in the throes of revolution.

    WSJ: Fearlessness and Loving in Cairo | Traveler's Tale

  • The Vatican said on Saturday it was considering calls from cardinals to hold the papal conclave earlier than planned, to have a pontiff in place before Holy Week, the most important event in the Christian calendar.

    BBC: Pope Benedict blessing: Tens of thousands hear prayer

  • Also known as Lindisfarne, Holy Isle has been a place of worship and Christian pilgrimage for centuries, since the first monks made their way to the isle around 635.

    BBC: Forgotten Northumberland

  • Church officials want a successor to be in place before the start of Holy Week on 24 March, the most important event in the Christian calendar.

    BBC: Pope Benedict

  • Church officials want a successor to be in place before the start of Holy Week on 24 March - the most important event in the Christian calendar.

    BBC: Vatican may bring forward conclave for next pope

  • Osbert's purpose was to enhance Westminster's reputation as a place of religious awe (or holy terror).

    BBC: The hidden history of Westminster

  • The reunion is taking place this weekend and includes a service at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday.

    BBC: HMS Coventry

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