Munich prepares for Pope visit

September 09, 2006

Pilgrims arriving from all over Bavaria will gather at Franz Josef Strauss airport to welcome the Pope at 1530pm local time. He'll also be met by President Kohler with military honours. Since he is only visiting Bavaria, a one-time kingdom that has kept a character and culture all its own, President Horst Koehler and Chancellor Angela Merkel will come down from Berlin to greet their most prominent fellow German.