The Church said it wants to highlight the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of Covid-19 pandemic, and the climate crisis and has enlisted an anime-style character called Luce as the Jubilee Year mascot. The Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers was open to people who “evangelise in the digital environment, sharing the message of the Gospel on social networks”. The Telegraph claimed that the Vatican has turned to “hot priests” to spread the faith and the Daily Mail said that “hot priest influencers are drawing young people to the church in their droves”.
Author: Diarmuid Pepper
Published at: 2025-08-03 20:00:07
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