altar

An estimated 700,000 people gathered for the Mass celebrated by the Pope from a special altar on the Place de la Concorde, on the second day of his four-day visit to France.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Catholic service, conducted in Armenian, was open-casket, allowing mourners a final chance to say goodbye as they filed by the altar at the conclusion of the ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, on the banks of the Almone, he finds the Bosco Sacro, a “sacred grove” composed of “several ancient holm pines arranged in a perfect circle” around what must once have been a pagan altar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A delicious deep dive on a chicken-finger empire: Raising Cane’s has inspired a near-religious following, with devotees traveling across state lines and camping overnight for store openings, all to worship at the altar of chicken.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Candles flickered on a small altar, and the woody smell of incense floated in the air.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

If you’re paying attention, you’ll start to notice them — little altars to chef Anthony Bourdain scattered across America’s restaurants, displayed with something close to religious conviction.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2025

Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

Maybe the offerings reappeared on the gods’ altars in Olympus...or even here, in the middle of Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan