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, that is ...

The Vatican has introduced Luce, its first-ever anime mascot Luce. Luce — meaning “light” in Italian — will serve as the ...

To reach out to the youth, the Vatican unveiled a new Jubilee mascot for Expo 2025 in Japan to the world last week — an anime-style cartoon character named Luce. It didn’t take long for the internet ...

The Catholic Church has a new mascot: Luce—which means “light” in Italian—is the Vatican’s new, anime -inspired mascot.

The Vatican recently unveiled the 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, together with her friends, Fe, Xin, and Sky, and her dog, ...

The mascot, named Luce — which means “light” in Italian — is intended to engage a younger audience and guide visitors through ...

The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, ...

The Vatican has unveiled its first-ever mascot “Luce,” the cheerful and hopeful face of the Roman Catholic Church’s Jubilee ...

T he Vatican's new anime girl mascot, Luce, is taking the world by storm. It's no secret that anime has had a dramatic impact ...

In October 2024, the Vatican introduced Luce, a blue-haired anime-style mascot created by Italian artist Simone Legno. Aimed at attracting a younger audience, Luce features traditional Catholic ...

She was designed by Italian pop artist Simone Legno, one of the co-founders of Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand tokidoki.

Named after the Italian word for “light,” Luce was created to “engage with the pop culture so beloved by our young people,” ...