Pope heading to Erfurt; meeting with Luthernas (AP)
ERFURT, Germany ? Police are putting the final touches on security measures in the eastern city of Erfurt in preparation for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of his trip to Germany.
Authorities already began blocking off streets Thursday night and setting up barricades around the Erfurt Cathedral square where the pope will celebrate Mass on Saturday.
The pontiff on Friday is meeting members of Germany's Lutheran church in the Erfurt monastery where Martin Luther lived as a monk during the 1500s.
He's starting the day in Berlin with a private Mass and then meetings with German Muslim leaders.
German-born Benedict arrived in Berlin on Thursday and gave a speech to parliament before celebrating Mass for some 70,000 people in a stadium. About 9,000 people protested downtown.