Pope Benedict XVI holds the monstrance as he celebrates a vesper service at the pilgrimage chapel in Etzelsbach, eastern Germany on September 23, 2011, the second day of the Pontiff's first state visit to his native Germany. The 84-year old pope, German born Joseph Ratzinger, has a packed program, with 18 sermons and speeches planned for his four-day trip to Berlin, Erfurt in the ex-German Democratic Republic and Freiburg. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ANDREW MEDICHINI