It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...

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

The art police zeroed in on forgers mostly working in Italy and ... Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering ...

Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal ...

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

Simone Legno has designed a mascot called Luce – the Italian for light – for the 2025 Holy Year Jubilee. The Italian artist’s ...

The data was collected by state-of-the-art AI processors that used a special algorithm to scan all the pictures and ...

Aimed at reaching out to people unable to go to Rome for the Holy Year and helping the millions who are expected to visit St.

Vatican and Microsoft team up to create an AI-generated 3D model of St. Peter's Basilica, offering virtual tours.

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

The Vatican has introduced Luce, its first-ever anime mascot Luce. Luce — meaning “light” in Italian — will serve as the ...

Aside from the 2025 Jubilee, Luce will also serve as the official mascot for the Holy See's pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.