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The crowd cheers as Monsignor Georg Gaenswein, left, puts a Mexican sombrero on Pope Benedict's XVI head as they arrive in Parque del Bicentenario to celebrate a Sunday Mass. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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The crowd cheers as Monsignor Georg Gaenswein puts a sombrero on Pope Benedict's XVI head as they arrive at Bicentennial Park to celebrate a Sunday Mass in Silao, Mexico. The pope rides in a vehicle, dubbed the “popemobile,” used especially for his public appearances. (Associated Press)

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In anticipation of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to his German homeland, the tabloid Bild Zeitung has covered its headquarters in Berlin with a giant reprint of its front page of April 20, 2005, when Benedict was elected. The headline reads, "We Are Pope!" (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)