The Vatican's new anime girl mascot ... way to personify the Catholic Church and the Vatican itself into one character, and designer Simone Legno of TokiDoki undeniably did an excellent job ...

On the one hand, the Vatican’s attempt at seeming young and cool is partly working. A large swath of the internet is voicing their love for the adorable anime character and creating fan art ...

The Vatican releasing an official anime character wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card, but it makes sense since the Vatican will be holding its 2025 expo in Osaka, Japan.

The Vatican has its own anime alter ego. The religious body unveiled a new mascot today named Luce, and the anime character will make their debut at an event in Osaka next year. The Vatican Is ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise,” he said. The anime-style character was a far cry from the ...

Meet ‘Luce’ – the Vatican’s official mascot for the ... Luce has been compared to an anime character. The mascot will debut this week at the Lucca Comics and Games, Italy’s celebrated ...

The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct. 28 — and within a week, the character has already become a viral ...

(The Vatican's anime mascot Luce by Simone Legno ... Some also compared Luce to other short blue-haired characters including Rem from Re: Zero and Rei Ayanam from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

The Vatican has debuted a new anime-style mascot for children ahead ... “Luce and Friends,” which introduced visitors to more characters from the mascot’s world including her pals Fe ...

The Vatican, has revealed an anime-inspired mascot named Luce as part of its outreach to younger audiences. The cutesy anime girl character is dressed in a yellow raincoat and boots, sports blue ...

The Vatican has the power of anime and God on its side ... teamed up with the Catholic Church in order to design this character. It also unveiled some other characters who are Luce’s pilgrim ...