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 ...

Speaking at a book presentation in Rome last week, Vatican’s Promoter of Justice, Alessandro Diddi, confirmed the existence of a file on Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee who ...

The AI sexualization of the Vatican’s mascot and the limits of Rule 34: Everything on the internet can be ‘pornified’ Websites specializing in AI-generated images quickly sexualized Luce, the Catholic ...

On October 28th, 2024, the Vatican unveiled a new mascot named Luce to represent their upcoming 2025 Jubilee next year, and the design is clearly anime-inspired.

The Vatican has introduced Luce, its first-ever anime mascot Luce. Luce — meaning “light” in Italian — will serve as the Catholic Church’s mascot for the 2025 Jubilee Year, which has the theme ...

Last week, the Vatican revealed the official mascot of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee year: an anime girl named Luce. Jubilee chief organizer Archbishop Rino Fisichella hopes the chibi bible ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican revealed its new mascot for Holy Year 2025, Luce, inspired by pop culture, specifically anime. The Pro-prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization ...

The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce. WION tells you more about the mascot in this report. Pushpa 2 ...

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 Vatican has introduced Luce, the anime-style character who will debut in the Expo 2025 of Osaka in Japan, and which was born on the occasion of Jubilee 2025.

The Vatican unveiled its first-ever cartoon mascot on Monday (Oct 28): The anime girl-inspired Luce. Designed by Italian pop artist Simone Legno, one of the co-founders of Japanese-inspired lifestyle ...

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 ...