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 ...

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 ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2024 / 08:00 am. The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct. 28 — and within ...

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

The Vatican has found itself a new star — and no, it’s not the “gamer saint.” The Vatican announced the official mascot for Jubilee 2025 on Monday and it’s an anime character named Luce ...

The Vatican has the power of anime and God on its side, as it has unveiled Luce, its tokidoki designed mascot for the Holy Year 2025. According to Archbishop Fisichella, this is the Church’s ...

Vatican City has introduced Luce, an anime-inspired mascot set to represent the church's 2025 Jubilee celebrations. This character, designed with elements of Japanese pop culture, marks a fresh ...

The religious body unveiled a new mascot today named Luce, and the anime character will make their debut at an event in Osaka next year. The Vatican Is Going Full Anime for Its New Mascot.

The Vatican has an anime girl mascot. Revealed yesterday, as reported by Catholic News Agency , Luce is a girl that wears a yellow raincoat, and has big ole blue eyes you see in anime everywhere ...

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 ...

Another added, "We got an anime girl as a Catholic Church mascot before GTA 6". Some also compared Luce to other short blue-haired characters including Rem from Re: Zero and Rei Ayanam from Neon ...