(RNS5-SEPT30) Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich, a 19th century German nun whose visions of the Crucifixion inspired Mel Gibson's ``The Passion of the Christ'' (seen here), will be beatified by Pope John Paul II on Sunday (Oct. 3). Photo by Phillippe Antonello, courtesy Icon Distribution. (Photo by Phillippe Antonello)
(RNS5-SEPT30) Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich, a 19th century German nun whose visions of the Crucifixion inspired Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” (seen here), will be beatified by Pope John Paul II on Sunday (Oct. 3). Photo by Phillippe Antonello, courtesy Icon Distribution. (Photo by Phillippe Antonello)