Pope Benedict XVI in Germany

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Preparation
German-born Pope Benedict XVI gets ready to give a mass on the grounds of the airport in Freiburg, southern Germany, on September 25, 2011, on the last day of the Pontiff's first state visit to his native Germany.

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