A photo of a polar bear looking up at a snowy cross in Canada is making the rounds on social media.

Newfoundland resident Jessica Andrews told The Hamilton Spectator that she was taking photos of the polar bear Wednesday and didn't realize she captured the special moment until she was reviewing the photos to edit them. She said she was amazed by the image, which she took just as the bear placed its paw on the cross.

Andrews told The Toronto Sun she'd never seen a polar bear before, but took about 200 photos of the bear that day.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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