But she is not a Christian friend
Feels like a parody of a Kevin Smith movie dogmaThe Catholic Church recently unveiled a new mascot character for the upcoming 2025 Jubilee event in Vatican City and Expo 2025 in Osaka.
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At the end of a press conference on October 28, Archbishop Rino Fisichella unveiled “Luce” (“Light” in Italian) as the official mascot of the Holy See Pavilion at Expo 2025. The archbishop described Luce as (roughly translated) “a happy union between Christian symbols and Japanese culture.” Simone Legno, the Italian co-founder of popular Japanese brand tokidoki, designed the character.
Vatican News Youtube The channel also released a four-second animation of Luce waving to the audience that day:
According to Catholic News Service, Luce will make his debut at the Lucca Comics and Games Convention, which will take place from October 30 to November 3. Friends,” and characters appear as pet dogs, helping angels, and friendly pigeons.
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Although it has only been a few days since the exposure, the artists have already done fan art The Holy See’s new mascot:
#Luce pic.twitter.com/E8wUBlynUe
— Jazz Jack (@JAZZ_JACK_KHT) October 30, 2024
I like eyes and dirty shoes#Luce #Luce pic.twitter.com/XZ9LBOEZpQ
— Aino cornea (@eye_no_kakumaku) October 30, 2024
I love her eyes and dirty shoes.
Luce is here! https://t.co/AZSyXC2C5X pic.twitter.com/hoRcDGrv1f
— Heroine (@hyxpk) October 28, 2024
Source: Vatican News – Italiano’s Youtube Channel (Link 2), Catholic News Service website, Catholic News Service @hyxpk’s X/Twitter account
