教皇利奥十四世即将前往法国，这是18年来教皇首次对该国进行正式访问。
Pope Leo XIV is heading to France for the first official papal visit to the country in 18 years.
为期四天的访问将于周五在巴黎开始，利奥将在爱丽舍宫会见法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙，随后向法国官员和民间社会发表讲话。
The four-day visit begins in Paris on Friday, where Leo will meet President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace before addressing French officials and civil society.
这位首位美国籍教皇将携带一份以人类尊严为核心的信息，此时法国天主教会正面临新颁布的协助死亡法以及神职人员性虐待带来的持久余波。
The first American pope will carry a message centred on human dignity as the Catholic Church in France confronts a newly enacted assisted dying law and the lasting fallout from clerical sexual abuse.
在会见总统后，利奥将在联合国教科文组织发表演讲，出席巴黎圣母院的宗教仪式，并参加在法兰西体育场举行的青年守夜活动。
After meeting the president, Leo will deliver an address at UNESCO, attend a service at Notre-Dame Cathedral and join a youth vigil at the Stade de France.
法国主教团负责人让-马克·阿维兰红衣主教表示，“捍卫人类生命的尊严”将是利奥此次传达的核心信息。
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, head of the French bishops’ conference, said “the defence of the dignity of human life” would be at the heart of Leo’s message.
法国于8月通过了一项法律，在特定条件下为患有严重且不可治愈疾病的成年人确立了协助死亡的权利。这一举措遭到了天主教会的强烈反对，教会教义主张人类生命应从受孕到自然死亡受到保护。
France enacted a law in August establishing a right to assisted dying under specified conditions for adults suffering from serious and incurable illnesses. The measure had faced strong opposition from the Catholic Church, which teaches that human life should be protected from conception until natural death.
然而，法国一家宗教研究所的秘书长马丁·迪蒙对法新社表示，如果教皇在该问题上采取对抗姿态，他会感到“非常惊讶”。
However, Martin Dumont, secretary-general of a religion research institute in France, told the AFP news agency that he would be “very surprised” if the pope adopted a confrontational stance on the issue.
预计利奥将于周日在卢尔德会见七名神职人员性虐待的幸存者。2021年发表的一份具有里程碑意义的独立调查报告估计，在七十年的时间里，约有33万名未成年人曾遭到神职人员或与法国天主教会相关的其他人员的虐待。
Leo is expected to meet seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse in Lourdes on Sunday. A landmark independent inquiry published in 2021 estimated that about 330,000 people had been abused as minors by clergy or other people associated with the French Catholic Church over seven decades.
法国退休主教马克·斯特恩格尔对路透社表示，这些丑闻“深深地伤害了教会，并损害了其公信力”。
Retired French Bishop Marc Stenger told the Reuters news agency that the scandals had “wounded the church deeply and damaged its credibility”.
尽管近年来引入了赔偿和安全保障措施，但幸存者们仍在继续向教会领导人施压，要求其承担更多责任。
Survivors have continued to press church leaders for greater accountability despite compensation and safeguarding measures introduced in recent years.
莱奥的访问正值天主教会试图在一个世俗主义传统根深蒂固、教会对公共政策的影响力日益减弱的国家中发声之际。
Leo’s visit comes as the Catholic Church seeks to make its voice heard in a country with a deeply rooted tradition of secularism and declining church influence over public policy.
然而，他的讲话内容将不仅仅局限于法国内的辩论。教皇还将访问巴黎的一个支持移民的机构，就人工智能问题发表演讲，并在梅斯以一场关于欧洲在促进和平与团结方面所起作用的会议结束他的访问。
But his message will extend beyond France’s domestic debates. The pope is also due to visit a Paris centre supporting migrants, speak on artificial intelligence and conclude his trip in Metz with a meeting focused on Europe’s role in promoting peace and unity.