利奥于周三返回圣彼得堡广场，他在进行肺癌手术八天后在梵蒂冈举行了首场公开接见活动，坐在露天教皇座车里向朝圣者挥手致意并为婴儿祝福。
Leo returned to St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, waving to pilgrims and blessing babies from his open-air popemobile as he held his first general audience at the Vatican since undergoing lung cancer surgery eight days ago.
这位现年71岁的教皇于周日承诺将慢慢恢复其作为全球14亿天主教徒领袖的职责，他在汽车穿过广场时站在车后部，挥手、微笑并停下来与朝圣者交谈。
The 71-year-old pontiff, who pledged on Sunday he would slowly resume his duties as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, stood in the back of the vehicle as it drove through the square, waving, smiling and stopping to talk to pilgrims.
利奥于10月13日接受了右肺下叶切除手术，并被确诊患有肺腺癌，这是最常见的肺癌类型。
Leo had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery on October 13 and has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
这一诊断结果针对的是几十年来最年轻的教皇——他于2025年5月才当选——引发了震惊，并让人对他的教皇任期未来形态产生了疑问。
The diagnosis, for the youngest pope in decades who was elected only in May 2025, caused shock and raised questions about the future shape of his papacy.
周三的接见活动是教皇自10月7日以来首次举行，遵循了正常的程序。上午9点45分（格林尼治标准时间0745）开始时间前几小时，人群便开始聚集，在毛毛细雨的阴沉天空下撑着雨伞。
Wednesday's audience, the first held by the pope since October 7, followed a normal format. Crowds began gathering hours ahead of the 9:45 a.m. (0745 GMT) starting time, holding umbrellas under drizzling grey skies.
利奥在为这场50分钟的活动发表开场白时对人群表示：“我要对你们说的第一件事是，感谢你们的支持和祈祷。”他并未具体提及自己的健康状况。
"The first thing I want to say to you is thank you for the support and prayers," Leo told the crowds in his opening remarks for the 50-minute event, without specifically mentioning his health.
教皇用清晰的声音说道：“感谢上帝的慷慨。”广场上随即爆发出了欢呼声。“让我们重新燃起对上帝的仁慈与怜悯的信任。”在周三巡视广场之后，利奥用意大利语发表了一篇布道。作为与以往相比唯一的重大变动，他在随后的简短问候中使用七种其他语言，而不是以往的九种。
"Thanks be to God for his generosity," said the pope, speaking in a clear voice as cheers broke out in the Square. "Let's renew our trust in the goodness and mercy of God." After touring the Square on Wednesday, Leo offered a sermon in Italian. In the only major change from previous occasions, he gave brief greetings afterwards in seven instead of nine other languages.
利奥的医生们表示，他的手术顺利完成，没有出现并发症。他们尚未披露肿瘤的大小，也未说明疾病是否已扩散至附近的淋巴结，而这是决定预后的关键因素。梵蒂冈尚未透露利奥在周三之后的日程安排。
Leo's doctors have said his surgery was completed successfully, without complications. They have not yet disclosed the size of the tumour or whether the disease had spread to nearby lymph nodes, key factors in determining prognosis. The Vatican has provided no indication of Leo's schedule beyond Wednesday.
教皇计划于11月6日至17日访问乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁，这是几十年来为天主教领袖安排的最密集的行程之一，但目前尚不清楚该行程是否会按计划进行。
The pope is due to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, in one of the most intense trips arranged for a Catholic leader in decades, but it remains unclear if that trip will go ahead as planned.
利奥的主治外科医生曾表示，教皇可能会完全康复并赶上此次行程，但梵蒂冈国务卿暗示，教皇可能需要调整日程节奏以协助康复。
Leo's lead surgeon has said the pope could be fully recovered in time for the trip, but the Vatican's secretary of state has indicated the pope may need to adjust the pace of his schedule to aid in recovery.