Holy See Press Office Director, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, today announced that Benedict XVI will make an apostolic trip to Germany from September 9th to 14th, where he will visit Munich, Altotting and Regensburg.

The Holy Father’s trip will be the second to his native country since beginning his pontificate a year ago.  The Holy Father, as Joseph Ratzinger, served as Archbishop of Munich from 1977-1981 and was a professor, dean, and vice-president at the University of Regensburg from 1969-1977.