梵蒂冈城 — — 梵蒂冈表示，教皇利奥十四世将于本周接受肺部结节性病变手术，预计恢复时间为一周。
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week for a nodular lesion in his lung, with the recovery time expected to be a week.
梵蒂冈发言人马泰奥·布鲁尼周日的声明中未说明教皇何时住院，但表示将在“本周初几天”进行。他预计将在罗马的杰梅利医院接受治疗，该医院设有教皇专用套房。
A statement Sunday from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, didn’t say when the pope would be hospitalized, but that it would be in the “first days” of the week. He was expected to be treated at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which has a special apartment for the pope.
声明未说明手术或一周恢复期对利奥计划于11月7日至16日拉美之行的影响，但教皇周日特别祈求祈祷，为他即将前往秘鲁的旅程祈福。
The statement didn’t say what impact, if any, the surgery or weeklong recovery would have on Leo’s planned Nov. 7-16 trip to Latin America, but the pope on Sunday asked for prayers for his upcoming trip to Peru especially.
这是一条突发新闻更新。请继续关注后续报道。美联社此前的报道如下。
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story follows below.
梵蒂冈城 — — 梵蒂冈发言人称教皇肺部手术计划于下周初几天进行，预计恢复时间为一周。教皇利奥十四世周日宣布，他将接受手术以切除肺部最近在体检中发现的结节性病变。
VATICAN CITY — Vatican spokesman says pope’s lung surgery is planned for first days of next week, with one-week recovery expected Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks.
教皇表示该病变是在早期阶段被发现的，并且是“局限的”。他说手术将在即将到来的几天进行。
The pope said it was found in an early stage and was “circumscribed.”He said surgery was scheduled in the coming days.
这位71岁的利奥十四世在周日中午祝福期间作出了上述宣布。目前暂无更多细节公布。
The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing. No further details were immediately released.
这位美国教皇此前没有已知的健康问题，以身体活跃著称，每周都会在教皇夏季住所 Castel Gandolfo 打网球和游泳。
The American pope has no previously known health problems and is known to be physically active, with weekly tennis games and swimming at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo.
利奥十四世计划于11月6日至17日前往乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁进行重要访问。目前尚不清楚计划中的手术和恢复期是否会影响此行程。
Leo has a major trip planned Nov. 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. It’s unclear whether the planned surgery and recovery would affect the itinerary.