教皇利奥呼吁法国主教根除罗马天主教会内的性侵“祸害”，要求他们“保持最高度警惕”，此番表态是在与性侵幸存者会面前夕作出的。
Pope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the "scourge" of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to "maintain the greatest vigilance", ahead of a meeting with abuse survivors.
教皇在其对法国为期四天的正式访问第三天，在位于法国南部的圣地——卢尔德圣母朝圣地，于一次非公开会议上向主教们传达了这一信息。
The Pope delivered the message to bishops during a private meeting at the Sanctuary of Our Holy Lady of Lourdes, a holy site in southern France, on the third day of his four-day official visit to France.
2021年的一项调查发现，在过去70年里，法国神职人员或教会平信徒性侵儿童约33万人。
A 2021 inquiry found that clergy or lay members of the Church had abused about 330,000 people as children in France over 70 years.
教皇在数千名信徒面前于卢尔德主持弥撒，随后按计划私下会见性侵幸存者。
The Pope said Mass in front of thousands of worshippers in Lourdes, before he was scheduled to meet survivors of abuse privately later.
弥撒前，教皇对主教们表示：“你们以坚定态度面对了神职人员或在教会背景下犯下的性侵未成年人这一痛苦祸害。
Before giving Mass the Pope told the bishops: "You have faced with determination the painful scourge of abuse of minors committed by members of the clergy or within an ecclesial context.
“重要的是要坚持你们已开启的道路，保持最高度警惕。” 这次高级教会领袖聚会闭门举行，发言稿稍后发给记者。
"It is important to persevere along the path you have begun, maintaining the greatest vigilance." The gathering of senior church leaders was held behind closed doors and the remarks were later released to reporters.
卢尔德聚会前一天，估计有70万人涌入巴黎协和广场聆听教皇演讲。
The Lourdes gathering came a day after an estimated 700,000 people flocked to the Place de la Concorde in Paris to hear the pontiff speak.
当教皇乘敞篷教皇专车沿香榭丽舍大道巡游、向信众致意时，巨大人群欢呼挥手。周五，教皇还会见了法国总统马克龙。
The Lourdes gathering came a day after an estimated 700,000 people flocked to the Place de la Concorde in Paris to hear the pontiff speak. Huge crowds cheered and waved as he rode down the Champs-Élysées Avenue greeting followers from his open-topped popemobile.
周六在巴黎弥撒中，教皇告诉信徒，天主教徒不应将信仰藏于心底，而应“让它洋溢出来，使你们遇到的人得到慰藉”。
On Friday, the Pope also met French President Emmanuel Macron. During Saturday's Mass in Paris, the Pope told worshippers that Catholics should not keep their faith to themselves but "let it overflow so that those you meet may be refreshed".
这位天主教会领袖在讲话中还专门提到年轻人，称他们为“今天的教会”。
During Saturday's Mass in Paris, the Pope told worshippers that Catholics should not keep their faith to themselves but "let it overflow so that those you meet may be refreshed".
他说：“看到你们的热情、活力、投入，以及你们给基督徒团体带来的喜悦，是多么美好。”
The leader of the Catholic Church also addressed young people in his speech describing them as "today's Church". "How beautiful it is to see your enthusiasm, energy and commitment, and the joy you bring to Christian communities," he said.
法国定期参加礼拜的人数已从1960年占人口的35%下降至如今的不足5%，而神职人员数量也从1990年的25,000人减少了三分之二，降至不足9,000人。
The number of regular worshippers in France has fallen from 35% of the population in 1960 to less than 5% today, while the number of priests has shrunk by two-thirds from 25,000 in 1990 to fewer than 9,000.
但近年来出现了对宗教传统兴趣日增的迹象，成人受洗人数在五年内翻了一番多，2025年达到10,000人。
But in recent years there have been signs of a growing interest in religious tradition, with the number of adult baptisms more than doubling in five years to hit 10,000 in 2025.
周日稍晚，教皇将在卢尔德的医疗设施会见工作人员和居民，随后在晚间参加火炬游行。
Later on Sunday the Pope will meet staff and residents at the health facility at Lourdes, before taking part in a torchlight procession in the evening.
这是教皇自2025年5月当选罗马天主教会领袖以来的首次对法国正式访问。
It is the Pope's first official visit to France since being chosen to lead the Roman Catholic church in May 2025.
历任教皇定期访问法国，这个国家虽有明确世俗化的现代政治历史，却有着深厚的天主教根基。
Pope's have regularly visited France, a country with an avowedly secular modern political history but deep Catholic roots.