Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

And on the Cross, the Church of the Gentiles is born. The Roman centurion understands this, and acknowledges Jesus as the Son of God. From the Cross he triumphs - ever anew. Lord Jesus Christ ...

Channing Tatum and Donald Sutherland star in another movie released around the same time to try to explain the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion. This one is a little better than Centurion ...

said that the Jesus in “The Chosen” is “simply ... the feeding of the 5,000, Peter and a Roman centurion fixing the cistern, the ritual cleansing of both the woman with the flow of blood ...

The Roman governor, though he pronounced Jesus innocent of any crime ... veil of the temple was tom in two from top to bottom. The centurion who commanded the execution squad on duty at the ...

Part 2, of course, focuses on the adult life of Jesus and includes Carlos East playing Herod ... It is a coincidence here, because in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" Wayne plays a Roman centurion, and ...

Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...