Pope Benedict XVI makes his way in the pope mobile to a vesper service held by Pope Benedict XVI 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 / ODD ANDERSEN