In one of the most humorous and inexplicable events of 2024, the Vatican (the literal headquarters of the Roman Catholic ...

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 Catholic Church has a new mascot: Luce—which means “light” in Italian—is the Vatican’s new, anime-inspired mascot.Unveiled on Oct. 28, 2024, the character is a blue-haired little ...

"A symbol of the hope of the heart," said Archbishop Rino Fisichella in a Vatican press conference as he unveiled Luce, the Roman Catholic Church's first-ever mascot, in preparation for the 2025 ...

The Vatican has unveiled its first-ever mascot “Luce,” the cheerful and hopeful face of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year in 2025. July 10, 2022. News.

The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct. 28. Thursday, June 19, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

Luce will also be the Vatican's mascot for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, where the Holy See - the governing body of the Catholic Church - will host a pavilion in collaboration with Italy.

Citing Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Catholic News Agency reported that he described the mascot as part of the Vatican’s goal to engage with “the pop culture so beloved by our young people”.