The Vatican recently surprised the world with a new anime-style mascot named Luce, a chibi character created to promote the upcoming Jubilee 2025 celebrations.Luce, which means "light" in Latin ...

Vatican Jubilee mascot ‘Luce’ (photo: Simone Legno/Tokidoki/Vatican Media) Emily Kwilinski Features December 28, 2024. By now, you’ve likely seen the anime depiction of a young, blue-haired ...

Vatican City, Oct 28, 2024 / 12:55 pm. Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church’s upcoming holy year.

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 ...

It is certainly strange to see The Vatican create its own anime mascot, but let’s face it – stranger things have happened. So maybe, we will see Luce team up with Hello Kitty after the new year.

The Vatican has debuted a new anime-style mascot for children ahead of its Jubilee 2025 celebrations. Wide-eyed Luce, whose name is the Latin word for “light,” wears a yellow hooded raincoat ...

Last week, the church announced that it had developed an anime cartoon, Luce, who will serve as the Vatican’s mascot for this year’s Jubilee festival—a special celebration, held infrequently ...

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.

Is the recently appointed pope, Pope Leo XIV, a fan of Pokémon? He found it amusing when a young Catholic asked him to sign a ...

The Vatican's new mascot Luce. Luce was designed by Japanese lifestyle brand tokidoki cofounder Simone Legno, who has depicted the character dressed as a pilgrim with mud-stained boots and a cross ...

The Vatican on Oct. 28, 2024, unveiled the official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year: “Luce,” which is Italian for “light.” Credit: Simone Legno/tokidoki/Vatican Media ...