VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat offered congratulations to U.S. President-elect ...

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 ...

Despite conflicts with Pope Francis on matters ranging from immigration and climate change to China and the Middle East ...

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 ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other Holy See leaders have shared their well wishes for the U.S.

The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively ...

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

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' star Catherine O'Hara reveals that director Tim Burton gave her a private tour of the Vatican as a ...

When the chapel windows are boarded up, and all outsiders are asked to leave, it becomes stuffy and uncomfortable. Whispers ...

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 ...

The report is intended to assess efforts by the Roman Catholic Church to safeguard minors and others. Advocates for survivors ...

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...