The OP is almost certainly referring to a photo essay on the news page of YWN that uses the term. Some of the photos appear to be taken in a shul/beis medrash but most at various kevorim.
A shul, anywhere in the world is a mikdash meat, so I suppose the term makom kadosh is not inappropriate.
The kevarim are likely kivrei tzadikim, and places where yidden go to daven regularly, so again the term may not be inappropriate.