The Catholic Church has revealed a new mascot, a cutesy, anime-inspired girl known as “Luce,” but the character sparked mixed reactions online. The Catholic Church has unveiled a new cartoon mascot ...

This is Luce (“Light”), the mascot for the 2025 Jubilee, with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” Luce is meant to engage a younger audience, but has sparked controversy. As Luce art continues to be created ...

TV producer Ali Rosen talks about what women in their 20s should be thinking about if they want to, quote-unquote, "have it all." (SOUNDBITE OF BUSTA RHYMES AND THE CONGLOMERATE'S "PARTITION (REMIX)") ...

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 ...

Featuring a brilliant performance by Kelvin Harrison Jr., this taut psychological thriller will challenge audiences to contend with their own ideas of privilege and power. In the smart psychological ...

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church’s upcoming holy year. The mascot, named Luce — which means “light” in ...

Rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays an African youth adopted by white parents who comes under suspicion in gifted director Julius Onah's tough look at prejudice. In its new form, as a ...

To say that this feature unfolds like a play is both accurate and undersells just how gorgeously it has been rendered for the screen. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

The title character in the coolly engrossing new movie Luce is a high school student who seems exemplary from every angle. Played in a remarkable performance by Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce Edgar is ...

In the middle of a summer of dumb fun and comic-book escapism, it’s some kind of miracle to find a film as seriously ambitious, scrappy and suspenseful as Luce. A provocation about race, privilege and ...

He stood just over six-feet tall, had pale blue eyes and, in his early forties, receding sandy-colored hair, just starting to gray. Although he chain-smoked cigarettes, he rarely drank or ate to ...

Naomi Watts and Tim Roth worry about their adopted son Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Julius Onah's drama 'Luce.' By THR Staff An ambitious drama that can’t be content with its promising central conflict, ...