The Vatican unveils its representative mascot

[milotic2]

The Vatican has unveiled the official mascot of the Holy Year 2025: Luce (Italian for Light).

Archbishop Fisichella says the mascot was inspired by the Church's desire "to live even within the pop culture so beloved by our youth." pic.twitter.com/hVU2CmYA3O
- CatholicTV (@CatholicTV) October 28, 2024
On the brink of the 2025, the Holy See has revealed

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[genbu_no_miko24]

Don’t mess with Luce pic.twitter.com/wqkCDsoemW
- Binsu (@heybinsu) October 29, 2024

[scarygibberish]

Anime Coraline?

[kwoneunbi]

My mind went straight to Georgie from It.

[irajaxon]

mte, came here to comment "chibi coraline"

[maclou]

I love Luce and her friends. So cute 🥺

[therearewords]

She's got friends?

[maclou]

Yes! https://www.instagram.com/p/DBrdSvnB_Zd/?igsh=OHlvNml0Z29hcnBq

[therearewords]

An Asian girl with pink hair, wow!!

[truth_and_facts]

I don't mind the catholic church giving homosexuals right or considering women as equal to men, but i draw the line at this cutetification of the church, too far too demonic..../s

[looneyboy83]

why does it look like an anime character?

[squirrels_oh_no]

It was developed by an Italian company inspired by Japanese kawaii aesthetics which is an interesting choice LOL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokidoki

[zoom_z00m]

omg toki doki did this?? what a blast from the past lol no wonder why it's so cute! i had no idea they were an italian company either

[squirrels_oh_no]

"While based on the kitschy world of Japanese pop culture cartoons, and superficially resembling Japanese anime and manga, it has been described as complex and reciprocal set of cultural and economic influences between Japan, Italy and the USA, explaining its broad outreach and emotional appeal to consumers in Italy and other countries who grew up with Japanese anime and manga."

Their entire ethos is weird, but they do make cute stuff.