However, she is no Buddy Christ
In what almost seems like a parody of Kevin Smith's film Dogma, the Catholic Church recently unveiled a new mascot character for the upcoming 2025 Holy Year event at Vatican City and Expo 2025. in Osaka.
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©TOKIDOKI LLC. Designed by Simone Legno
Archbishop Rino Fisichella announced the mascot “Luce” (“light” in Italian) as the official mascot for the Holy See's pavilion at Expo 2025 at the end of a press conference October 28. The archbishop The entry describes Luce as (roughly translated), “A happy fusion of Christian symbols and Japanese culture.” Simone Legno, the Italian co-founder of the popular Japanese-inspired brand tokidoki, designed the character.
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The Vatican News YouTube channel also posted a 4-second animated clip of Luce waving to the audience that same day:
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As the Catholic News Agency reports, Luce will debut at the Lucca Comics and Games convention taking place from October 30 to November 3. The news outlet also notes that Luce will have “Pilgrim Friends” named Fe, Zin and Sky, along with what appears to be a pet dog, a helper angel and a friendly pigeon.
Image via www.catholicnewsagency.com
©TOKIDOKI LLC. Designed by Simone Legno
Even though it's only been a few days since its reveal, artists are already making fan art of the Holy See's new mascot:
#Luce pic.twitter.com/E8wUBlynUe
— JAZZ JACK (@JAZZ_JACK_KHT) October 30, 2024
目と汚れた靴がいい#ルーチェ #Luce pic.twitter.com/XZ9LBOEZpQ
— あいの角膜 (@eye_no_kakumaku) October 30, 2024
I like her eyes and dirty shoes.
Luce is coming! https://t.co/AZSyXC2C5X pic.twitter.com/hoRcDGrv1f
— Diva (@hyxpk) October 28, 2024
Source: Vatican News – Italiano YouTube channel (link 2), website, X/Catholic News Agency Twitter account, X/CatholicTV Twitter account, X/Twitter account @JAZZ_JACK_KHT, @estylon X /Twitter account, X/Twitter account @eye_no_kakumaku account, X/Twitter account @rifunaia account, X/Twitter account
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