Pope to visit Bavarian cities where he taught, studied, served

Published: 2006-07-12

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Benedict XVI visits Germany this September, he will make stops in his hometown of Marktl am Inn, a nearby town that houses a Marian shrine, and cities where he studied for the priesthood, taught theology and served as archbishop. On July 12 the Vatican released a general itinerary of the pope's Sept. 9-14 trip to Germany's Bavaria region. On Sept. 9 Pope Benedict will fly from Rome to Munich, where he will stay until Sept. 11. He served as archbishop of Munich and Freising, 1977-1981. On Sept. 11, he will travel from Munich to Altotting. As a boy, Pope Benedict often went with his parents to Altotting to pray at the shrine of the Black Madonna. Later that same day, the pope will head to Marktl am Inn, where he was born. From there, he will travel to Regensburg, where he taught theology at Regensburg University, his parents are buried, and his brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, still lives. On Sept. 14 the pope will go to Freising, where he went to the seminary, finished his undergraduate studies and was ordained a priest.

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