罗马：教皇利奥十四世周二晚间度过了平静的一夜，将于周三（10月14日）开始术后康复，就在其右肺癌肿瘤切除手术一天后。手术中切除了教皇右肺的一部分，全球14亿天主教徒的领袖目前正等待检测结果，以确定癌症是否已扩散。“教皇度过了平静的一夜，”梵蒂冈表示，但未提供更多细节。
ROME: Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery on Wednesday (Oct 14), a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung Part of the pope's right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests to determine if the cancer has spread. "The pope passed a calm night," the Vatican said, without providing any more details.
这位71岁、热爱运动、去年才当选的教皇在周日祈祷后惊喜宣布将接受手术。
The sporty 71-year-old, who was elected only last year, made the surprise announcement that he would be undergoing surgery after Sunday prayers.
他周二接受了为期90分钟的手术，术后梵蒂冈称他“正常苏醒”。
He underwent the 90-minute operation on Tuesday, after which the Vatican said he "woke up normally".
专家表示，康复情况很大程度上取决于发现时癌症的发展阶段以及是否已扩散，但梵蒂冈称癌症是早期发现且局限于局部。
Experts said much would depend on how advanced the cancer found was, and whether it had spread, but the Vatican has said it was detected early and was localised.
“早期发现时，预后通常非常非常好，这就是我们对利奥教皇所抱的希望和祈祷，”美国肺脏协会医疗发言人胡安尼塔·莫拉对法新社表示。
"When caught in early stages, then it has a very very good prognosis, which is what we're hoping and praying for with Pope Leo," Juanita Mora, medical spokesperson for the American Lung Association, told AFP.
梵蒂冈表示，预计康复期约为一周，教皇的所有公开活动已取消至10月20日。
The Vatican has said it expects the recovery to take around a week and all the pope's audiences have been cancelled until October 20.
起床活动 教皇目前住在建筑物10层的一个房间内，该房间紧邻一个正在翻修的带私人小教堂的教皇套房。
UP AND ABOUT Leo is staying in a room on the 10th floor of the building, next to a papal suite with a private chapel that is currently under renovation.
罗马翁贝托一世医院胸外科主任费德里科·韦努塔教授周三对法新社表示，他预计利奥将在手术后立即开始活动。
Professor Federico Venuta, head of Thoracic Surgery at the Policlinico Umberto 1 hospital in Rome, told AFP Wednesday he expected Leo to be up and about immediately.
“一般来说，接受此类手术的患者在第一天就会立即开始活动，”他说。
"Generally, on the first day, patients undergoing this type of procedure are mobilised immediately," he said.
“他们会做一次复查X光，吃一点早餐恢复进食，然后马上开始物理治疗——下床越早越好，”他补充道。
"They have a follow-up X-ray, resume eating with a light breakfast, and then start physical therapy right away - the sooner they get out of bed, the better," he added.
出生于芝加哥的利奥是首位美国籍教皇，也是热爱网球的运动爱好者，他在周二手术前几个小时就带着微笑和挥手进入了医院。在医院的礼拜堂里，数十名信徒在手术期间为教皇的健康祈祷。医院外的一条横幅上写着：“教皇万岁！”
Chicago-born Leo, the first US pope and a keen tennis-player, had entered the hospital smiling and waving earlier on Tuesday hours before the surgery. In the hospital chapel, dozens of faithful prayed for the pope's health during the operation. "Long live the pope!" read a banner outside the hospital.
“我已经知道他在好转，医院正在尽一切努力帮助他康复，所以让我们希望他早日康复，”学生基亚拉·鲁沃洛在杰梅利医院外对法新社说。
"I already know he's on the mend and the hospital is doing everything it can to help him get better, so let's hope he recovers soon," student Chiara Ruvolo told AFP outside Gemelli.
一张照片显示，罗马杰梅利大学医院外的若望·保禄二世雕像，教皇利奥十四世于2026年10月13日因切除肺部肿块而入院接受手术。
A picture shows the statue of John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV has been admitted for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, on Oct 13, 2026.
不确定性 据梵蒂冈观察者称，他病情的震惊性消息已经动摇了天主教会。
UNCERTAINTY The shock news of his illness has shaken the Catholic Church, according to Vatican watchers.
“教皇职位已经进入一个新阶段——一个充满相当程度不确定性的阶段，”《共和国报》说。
"The papacy has entered a new phase - one marked by a considerable degree of uncertainty," said the Repubblica newspaper.
菲律宾红衣主教路易斯·安东尼奥·塔格莱，红衣主教学院院长，原定于周三在圣彼得广场主持一场重要弥撒，而这场弥撒原本应由教皇主持。
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the dean of the college of cardinals, is due to celebrate an important mass on St Peter's Square on Wednesday which was to have been held by the pope.
此次手术引发了人们对这位美国教皇是否将按计划于下个月前往乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁进行长期访问的质疑，他曾在那里担任传教士二十年。
The surgery has raised questions about whether the US pontiff will go ahead with a lengthy visit next month to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he worked as a missionary for two decades.
此次手术标志着利奥自2025年5月8日成为教皇以来的首次住院治疗。
The surgery marks Leo's first hospitalisation since he became pope on May 8, 2025.
梵蒂冈历来对教皇的健康状况保持高度保密，但在利奥的前任方济各——一位阿根廷人，他曾坦率讨论自己的疾病——生病期间，梵蒂冈开始变得更加透明。
The Vatican has historically been very secretive about the health of popes, but began to be more transparent during the illness of Leo's predecessor Francis, an Argentine who freely discussed his ailments.