Where did Luce the anime Vatican mascot come from? Every 25 years, Catholicism celebrates a ‘jubilee,’ (or ‘holy Year’) to highlight and cultivate forgiveness, reconciliation, and re ...

The Vaticans new anime mascot, Luce, sparks debate on faith, culture, and the Churchs modern approach to youth outreach ahead ...

And the Vatican is making no secret of its desire to reach out to young people, declaring its intention to "to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth." For more inspiration ...

In Italian, her name means “light” and she was designed to reflect pop culture and appeal to the ... Ten years ago, the Vatican created a commission on clerical sexual abuse, and the group ...

The Vatican has an anime girl mascot ... the mascot was inspired by the Church's desire "to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth." I mean hey, anime really is the popular ...

The Vatican has launched a pop culture-inspired mascot ahead of its upcoming Holy Year celebrations in 2025. Named Luce, which means “light” in Italian, the mascot was unveiled by Archbishop ...

described the mascot as part of the Vatican’s goal to engage with “the pop culture so beloved by our young people.” The mascot will debut this week at the Lucca Comics and Games, Italy’s ...

A figurine of Luce, the new Vatican jubilee mascot designed by Simone ... The archbishop underlined the mascot’s connection to “pop culture, so loved by our young people”, and said her ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican's chief organiser for the church's upcoming jubilee year, said the mascot was "created from the desire to enter into the world of pop culture, so beloved by ...