There he served as high priest of the sun god Elah-Gabal, a local form of the god Baal. On one occasion ... and garlands and escorted by an eagle, symbol of his celestial power.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with an icon of the Mother of God with the Infant as a symbol of life. "For many peoples, the image of a mother with a child is a symbol ...