Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Poland--the home country of his predecessor John Paul II--in May, according to a confirmation from the Vatican press office earlier today.

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, director of the Holy See Press Office officially announced that the Holy Father will make an apostolic trip to Poland from May 25 to 28, 2006.

During the trip, he is scheduled to visit Warsaw, Czestochowa, Krakow, Wadowice, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, and Auschwitz.