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

Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost ...

He also presided over the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at St Peter's Basilica earlier on Saturday, where he linked the judgement of the crowd watching Jesus' crucifixion to online hatred.

Officials said the pontiff had presided over the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord at St Peter’s Basilica earlier ... of the crowd watching the crucifixion, linking it to online hatred.