On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV welcomed visitors from across Europe and the U.K., including a group of young people from the ...

Its official mascot is Luce, an anime-style character in a yellow sailor’s raincoat – a nod to the Vatican flag – and muddy boots to represent life’s stormy journey.

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 traditional ...

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 ...

Blue hair, large glazed eyes, a yellow anorak, and muddy green boots. No, this description does not belong to a quirky anime character, but to the official cartoon mascot of the Catholic Holy Year ...

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 ...

The Vatican is getting down with the kids for its Jubilee 2025 celebrations by launching a new anime-style mascot for children, designed by the Italian artist Simone Legno.

This is Luce (“Light”), the mascot for the 2025 Jubilee, with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” Luce is meant to engage a younger audience, but has sparked controversy. As Luce art continues ...

In an effort to help spread the message to younger generations of Catholics, the Vatican will be calling on a kawaii (the Japanese word for “cute”) face to help spread the message to younger ...

On Oct. 28, the Dicastery for Evangelization unveiled the mascot for the 2025 Jubilee Year: Luce, an anime pilgrim clad in a yellow raincoat and mud-stained boots, carrying a walking stick.