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

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

Last week, the Vatican revealed the official mascot of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee year: an anime girl named Luce.

The Vatican hired an artist who had previously worked on designs for sex toys to create its new mascot, it has emerged.

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

The Vatican has unveiled a new plucky pilgrim mascot for kids ahead of its Jubilee 2025 celebrations next year.

Vatican City has introduced Luce, an anime-inspired mascot set to represent the church's 2025 Jubilee celebrations. This ...

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

Luce will also represent the Holy See’s pavilion at Expo 2025, which will happen in Osaka, Japan, from April to October 2025.

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

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

Luce the Vatican's Anime Mascot refers to a mascot unveiled by the Vatican in late October 2024. The blue-haired, yellow coat-wearing character was designe ...