Pope Benedict XVI gestures at the concert house in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day of his first state visit to his...
Pope Benedict XVI gestures at the concert house in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day of his first state visit to his...
Pope Benedict XVI sits before making his farewell speech as the sun sets at the airport in Lahr, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany....
Pope Benedict XVI signs the Golden Book of Erfurt at the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 23 on the second day of the Pontiff's...
Pope Benedict XVI signs the guest book in Freiburg, south-western Germany, on September 24 on the third day of his first state visit to his native...
Pope Benedict XVI leads a morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope...
Pope Benedict XVI leads morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany....
German-born Pope Benedict XVI is greeted as he arrives on his popemobile through the crowd before holding a mass on the grounds of the airport in...
Pope Benedict XVI poses for a group photo with Catholic clergy and other people after leading an ecumenical devotion at Augustinerkloster abbey on...
Pope Benedict XVI greets pilgrims outside the Dom cathedral on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in Erfurt on the second of a...
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the audience as he visits the Cathedral of Freiburg, southwestern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of his first...
Pope Benedict XVI gestures as he departs at the conclusion of a morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September...
Pope Benedict XVI and Nikolaus Schneider, president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany , celebrate an ecumenical devotion at the...
Pope Benedict XVI prepares to lead an ecumenical devotion at the Augustinerkloster abbey on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in...
Pope Benedict XVI , flanked by Nikolaus Schneider , head of the Protestant Church in Germany , poses for a group photo with Catholic clergy and other...
Pope Benedict XVI, poses for a group photo with Catholic clergy and other people after leading an ecumenical devotion at Augustinerkloster abbey on...
Pope Benedict XVI visits the main altar of the Dom cathedral on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in Erfurt on the second of a...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Augustinerkloster abbey, where he later led an ecumenical devotion, on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope...
German-born Pope Benedict XVI gets ready to give a mass on the grounds of the airport in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the last day...
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves in his popemobile after celebrating a mass in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24...
Pope Benedict XVI sits at the concert house in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day of his first state visit to his native...
German-born Pope Benedict XVI holds a mass on the grounds of the airport in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the last day of the...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the Cathedral of Freiburg, southwestern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of his first state visit to his native...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of the Pontiff's first...
Bishops attend a mass held by Pope Benedict XVI in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of the...
Pope Benedict XVI holds a vesper service at the pilgrimage chapel in Etzelsbach, eastern Germany on September 23 the second day of the Pontiff's...
Pope Benedict XVI sits before making his farewell speech as the sun sets at the airport in Lahr, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day...
Pope Benedict XVI waves to worshippers during a mass on the grounds of an airport in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25 on the last day of...
Pope Benedict XVI waves to wellwishers as he makes his way in his pope mobile to the Cathedral in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 24 on the...
Pope Benedict XVI leads a morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. Tens of...
Pope Benedict XVI leads a morning mass at Domplatz square in front of the Erfurter Dom cathedral on September 24, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. Tens of...
Demonstrator holds a sign that reads: "Welcome home, Joseph" and shows nazi-saluting priests during march against the current visit of Pope Benedict...
Pope Benedict XVI visits the main altar of the Dom cathedral on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in Erfurt on the second of a...
Pope Benedict XVI greets pilgrims outside the Dom cathedral on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in Erfurt on the second of a...
Pope Benedict XVI greets pilgrims outside the Dom cathedral as Bishop Joachim Wanke looks on on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in...
Pope Benedict XVI kneels to pray at the main altar of the Dom cathedral on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in Erfurt on the second...
Pope Benedict XVI emerges in order to lead an ecumenical devotion at Augustinerkloster abbey on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope is in...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Augustinerkloster abbey, where he later led an ecumenical devotion, on September 23, 2011 in Erfurt, Germany. The Pope...
German-born Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin on September 22 the first day of the...
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves in his popemobile after celebrating a mass in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24...
Pope Benedict XVI waves to wellwishers in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 23 on the second day of his first state...
Pope Benedict XVI signs the Golden Book of Erfurt at the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 23 on the second day of the Pontiff's...
Priest gives out communion during a mass held by Pope Benedict XVI at the Olympic Stadium on September 22, 2011 at the start of his first state visit...
Priest brings eucharistic bread during the mass given by Pope Benedict XVI at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on September 22 at the start of his first...
Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with police officers before leaving Berlin at Berlin's aiport Tegel on September 23 on the second day of the Pontiff's...
German-born Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed by German President Christian Wulff on September 22, 2011 at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, on the first day of...
Politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel wear rain gear as rain falls at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on September 22 where Pope...
Pope Benedict XVI has his robe blown in the face by the wind as he is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and members of a delegation after...
Politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hannelore Kraft, wear rain gear as rain falls at...
Worshiper attends a vigil by Pope Benedict XVI in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of his first state visit to his native...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of the Pontiff's first...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Last Supper during a mass in front of the Cathedral in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 24 on the third day of...
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he makes his way in the pope mobile to a vesper service held by Pope Benedict XVI at the pilgrimage chapel in Etzelsbach,...
Pope Benedict XVI is handed a baby at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on September 22 on the first day of his first state visit to his native Germany....
German-born Pope Benedict XVI visits Bellevue Palace in Berlin on September 22 on the first day of the Pontiff's first state visit to his native...
Pope Benedict XVI and praeses Nikolaus Schneider leave the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on September 23 on the second day of his...
Pope Benedict XVI makes his farewell speech as the sun sets at the airport in Lahr, southern Germany, on September 25 on the final day of his first...
Worshipers attend a vesper service held by Pope Benedict XVI at the pilgrimage chapel in Etzelsbach, eastern Germany on September 23 the second day...
