Luce, the Vatican’s anime-style Jubilee mascot, has taken on a meme life of her own
Fort Worth, Texas RNS When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise”, he said. The anime-style character was a far cry from the traditional Roman Catholic style art the Fort Worth Diocese’s director of the department for evangelisation and catechesis was familiar with. The cartoon […]
Essay: Entering Jubilee 2025 with hope for our common home
Bishop JOSEPH J TYSON, of the US Catholic Diocese of Yakima, says when we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue…
Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a “cathedral of pain and hope”
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that is expected to bring about 32 million pilgrims to Rome. Francis stood up from his wheelchair, knocked on the door to the […]
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis said the story of Jesus’ birth as a poor carpenter’s son should instil hope that all people can make an impact on the world, as the pontiff on Tuesday led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas. Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve […]