Clearly that's a pretty dark story. Let's fast forward several centuries to October 2024, when the Vatican unveiled its own mascot named Luce. Here's what we know. Let's meet the Vatican's mascot!

Vatican introduces Luce mascot for Jubilee 2025 to engage younger audiences. Luce blends Catholic symbolism with anime aesthetics, stirring mixed reactions. Critics debate whether mascot detracts ...

The Vatican has unveiled the official mascot of the Holy Year 2025: Luce (Italian for Light). Archbishop Fisichella says the mascot was inspired by the Church’s desire “to live even within the ...

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church’s upcoming holy year. The mascot, named Luce — which means ...

little bite-sized things where people can learn about the faith using this mascot that the Vatican created.’” A commenter on one of Estrada’s posts about Luce wrote, “‘Let the little ...

Meet ‘Luce’ – the Vatican’s official mascot for the 2025 Jubilee, kicking off on Christmas Eve. As unbelievable as it sounds, the doll is inspired by the Catholic Church’s desire ‘to ...

As it turns out, anime is also in the Catholic Church as The Vatican just learned on the medium to create a new mascot. Yes, you read that right. The Vatican has its own anime alter ego.

The Vatican has debuted a new anime-style mascot for children ahead of its Jubilee 2025 celebrations. Wide-eyed Luce, whose name is the Latin word for “light,” wears a yellow hooded raincoat ...

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 ...

The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for ...

Last week, the church announced that it had developed an anime cartoon, Luce, who will serve as the Vatican’s mascot for this year’s Jubilee festival—a special celebration, held infrequently ...