Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life.

High School On SI's annual NCAA Tournament-style bracket to determine the best high school mascot in America is a marathon, not a sprint. The Center Point-Urbana Stormin' Pointers (Iowa) outlasted ...

The Vatican has sought to engage young people in the 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage with the introduction of Luce, an anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.

Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, whose name means “light” in Italian, has been getting a lot of attention on social media. Some people love ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, whose name means “light” in Italian, has been getting a lot of attention on social media.

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 ...

In an amusing branding move, the Vatican debuted an anime-style cartoon mascot named Luce to mixed reactions online.

Luce, the anime-style mascot rolled out by the Vatican, is unlikely to move our young toward the hard Catholic principles of religious adulthood.

Nov 15, 2024 Luce, Fe, Xin, and Sky, the anime pilgrim mascot unveiled by the Vatican for Jubilee 2025 to engage pop-culture youth. (Photo: catholicherald.co.uk) By Ruben C. Mendoza The Vatican ...

Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal to young people.

On October 28, the Vatican introduced its anime mascot named Luce. Within a week, the blue-haired mascot has become an internet sensation.