The Vatican has sought to engage young people in the 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage with the introduction of Luce, an anime ... of Christian pilgrimage, which began with visits to the Holy Land, the place ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee ... Luce brings a contemporary perspective to the time-honored Christian pilgrimage tradition. The ...

(ANALYSIS) Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee ... Luce brings a contemporary perspective to the time-honored Christian pilgrimage tradition. The symbols ...

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 ...

No, this description does not belong to a quirky anime character, but to the official cartoon mascot of the Catholic Holy Year of 2025. While each Jubilee year is typically represented by an ...

At this point, you may have seen the Vatican’s recently unveiled mascot for the 2025 Jubilee Year. She’s a brightly colored anime figurine in a yellow rain jacket with sky blue hair and ...

On a positive note, another wrote on X, “What is with everyone hating on the little anime mascot? It’s cute and fun ... that cultures other than those in the West can represent the Christian faith. It ...

Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal to young people. The Vatican has unveiled the official mascot of the ...

The adorable anime mascot has naturally piqued the interest of both Catholic ... Some memes showed Luce invoking Christian messages of prayer and warding off the Devil. Others show her in pro-life ...

To reach out to the youth, the Vatican unveiled a new Jubilee mascot for Expo 2025 in Japan to the world last week — an anime-style cartoon character named Luce. It didn’t take long for the internet ...

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 ...