教皇接受手术切除右肺下叶肿瘤，正逐步恢复履职。文/加布里埃拉·波默罗伊 梵蒂冈证实，教皇利奥将按计划开启南美之行，此前他刚接受肺癌手术。
The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties. By Gabriela Pomeroy The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo will go on his South American tour as planned, following his surgery for lung cancer.
他被诊断出患有肺癌，于10月13日在罗马接受了成功手术，切除了右肺下叶的肿瘤。
He was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent successful surgery in Rome on 13 October to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung.
梵蒂冈表示，这位71岁的教皇定于11月6日至17日访问乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁，并补充说他“怀着极大的喜悦和热情”期待此行。教皇将遵循原定行程，在访问期间走访10座城市。
The 71-year-old is scheduled to travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on 6-17 November, the Vatican said, adding that the he was looking forward to it "with great joy and enthusiasm". The Pope will follow the same programme as planned, visiting 10 cities on the tour.
“我期待重返这片大陆，我在那里度过了人生中许多时刻，”教皇利奥说。
"I am looking forward to returning to the continent where I've experienced so many moments of my life," Pope Leo said.
教皇的行程将于11月8日在乌拉圭拉开帷幕，他将访问首都蒙得维的亚以及其他重要城市。
The Pope's trip will begin in Uruguay on 8 November, where he will visit the capital Montevideo, as well as other key cities.
随后他将于11月11日至17日前往阿根廷，访问包括首都布宜诺斯艾利斯在内的多地。
He will then travel to Argentina from November 11-17, visiting a number of places including the capital Buenos Aires.
之后他将在秘鲁停留六天，该国约76%人口为天主教徒，行程将包括利马、奇克拉约、库斯科和普卡亚帕等站点。
After that he will spend six days in Peru, where roughly 76% of the population are Catholic, and will include stops in Lima, Chiclayo, Cuzco and Pucallpa.
据梵蒂冈新闻网报道，利马总主教、秘鲁红衣主教卡斯蒂略表示，此次访问将涉及青年、协助运营社区食堂的妇女以及该国原住民社区成员。
Peru's Cardinal Castillo, the Archbishop of Lima, has said the trip would involve young people, women who help run community kitchens and members of the country's indigenous communities, according to Vatican News.
这位总主教强调了教皇与奇克拉约民众的深厚渊源，教皇曾在那里生活多年。教皇拥有秘鲁国籍。
The archbishop highlighted the Pope's close ties with the people of Chiclayo, where he lived for several years. The Pope has Peruvian citizenship.
天主教会于1985年派遣他前往秘鲁担任传教士，当时他30岁。
The Catholic Church sent him to Peru as a missionary in 1985, when he was 30 years old.
他加入了皮乌拉大区丘卢卡纳斯的奥斯定会传教团，次年又加入了特鲁希略市的传教团。近三十年来，他在美国和秘鲁之间往返工作。
He joined the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, in the Peruvian department of Piura, and the following year, joined the mission in the city of Trujillo. For almost three decades, he worked between the US and Peru.
利奥于10月11日在每周日的祈祷活动中亲自向全世界宣布了自己肺部手术的消息，他在圣彼得广场告诉人群，医生在他的肺部发现了一个结节。
Leo announced the news of his lung operation himself to the world on 11 October during his weekly Sunday prayers, telling the crowd in St Peter's Square that doctors had found a nodule on his lung.
他向朝圣者保证，该增生“控制良好”，且发现于“早期阶段”，但医生建议他将其切除。手术持续了90分钟，他于10月17日从罗马杰梅利医院出院。
He reassured pilgrims that the growth was "well-contained" and caught "at an early stage" but that his doctors had advised him to have it removed. The surgery lasted for 90 minutes, and he was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on 17 October.
教皇的外科医生斯特凡诺·马尔加里托拉表示，他的“临床状况绝对令人满意”，并称“没有临床理由”取消此行。检查显示癌症是“局限性的”。
The Pope's surgeon, Stefano Margaritora, said he was in an "absolutely satisfactory clinical condition", and said there were "no clinical reasons" why the trip should not go ahead. Tests showed the cancer was "localised".
自手术以来，教皇一直在休息并逐步恢复工作。梵蒂冈表示，他“正在与医生协商调整每日日程，以优先保证康复，同时继续履行其牧职职责”。梵蒂冈表示，利奥“对来自世界各地的祈祷和关爱深表感激”。
Since his operation, the pope has been resting and gradually resuming his work. He has been "adjusting his daily schedule in consultation with his doctors to prioritise his recovery while continuing to fulfill the responsibilities of his ministry," the Vatican said. Leo was "deeply grateful for the prayers and affection he has received from throughout the world," the Vatican said.
梵蒂冈周五表示，根据医生的建议，利奥将取消原定于10月27日前往阿西西的行程。
The Vatican said Friday that Leo would cancel a planned trip to Assisi on October 27th, on the recommendation of his doctors.