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The official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is named “Luce,” which is Italian for “light.” | Credit: Simone Legno/tokidoki/Vatican Media

By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Oct. 28, 2024

Courtney Mares is a Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. A graduate of Harvard University, she has reported from news bureaus on three continents and was awarded the Gardner Fellowship for her work with North Korean refugees. …

 

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

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Vatican’s chief organizer for the jubilee, described the mascot as part of the Vatican’s goal to engage with “the pop culture so beloved by our young people.” …

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