The biblical material on altar sanctuary is anchored by two stories in 1 Kings. Each tells of someone who grasps “the horns of the altar” in the tabernacle and pleads for mercy—an act that requires ...

LINCOLN — Calling it a “day of blessing for this community and for the church at large,” Bishop Louis Tylka consecrated a new altar in the renovated sanctuary of Holy Family Church during a ...

In Tiverton, R.I., when some parishioners suggested returning altar rails to the sanctuary of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Father Jay Finelli gladly accepted, little knowing shortly thereafter the ...

In An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor argues against the idea of setting apart some particular space as sacred while consigning the rest of the space as secular. “Human beings,” she writes, ...

Jagatjoti Singh Khalsa, a Portland designer and author of "Altar Your Space: A Guide to the Restorative Home" (Mandala Publishing, $29.95, 160 pages), thinks many people look for renewal in all ...

The sanctuary encompasses the altar, ambo (pulpit) and cathedra (the bishop’s chair), as well as the space where deacons, additional clergy and the cantor stand during Mass.

The Sanctuary for Independent Media is creating a holistic health center in a ... Gabriela Espada, 14, and Shansanique “Nique” Pollack, 15 – worked on the altar as Sanctuary volunteers.

Stepping inside the 225-foot-long interior, one immediately takes in the marble main altar, with its domed, circular baldacchino raised high by four green marble columns. The restored Nativity ...