教皇利奥十四世对随行前往拉美的记者表示，他身体“相当不错”，这是他自接受肺癌手术以来首次公开谈及身体状况。
Pope Leo XIV has told reporters travelling with him to Latin America he is "in pretty good health", in his first comments on his condition since having surgery for lung cancer.
教皇已抵达乌拉圭，这是为期12天行程的首站，距离他手术仅过去三周。
The Pope has arrived in Uruguay, the first stop of a 12-day tour which he is undertaking only three weeks after his operation.
现年71岁的教皇还表示，能够成行让他“非常高兴”。上个月例行检查发现肿瘤后，此行一度悬而未决。
The pontiff, 71, also said he was "very happy" to be able to make the trip which was thrown into doubt last month when doctors discovered a tumour during a routine scan.
行程将覆盖阿根廷，并备受期待地重返秘鲁。梵蒂冈将秘鲁之行称为“回家”，因为教皇早年曾长期在当地担任传教士，后出任主教。
The tour will cover Argentina and a much anticipated return to Peru, which the Vatican described as a "homecoming" as the Pope was based there for many years as a missionary, then a bishop.
“我必须坦白，从第一天起我就从未怀疑过；我深信这趟旅程必须继续，”教皇在飞往乌拉圭的专机上对记者说。
"I must confess that, from the very first day, I never had any doubts; I was convinced that this journey had to go forward," the Pope told journalists on his plane to Uruguay.
“多亏了了不起的医疗团队……我相信我身体状况相当不错，”教皇利奥确认道。上个月的肿瘤切除手术成功，医生表示癌症未扩散。
"Thanks to the marvellous medical staff... I believe I am in quite good health," Pope Leo confirmed. Last month's operation to remove a tumour was successful and his doctors say the cancer has not spread.
周五，他抵达蒙得维的亚，海滨大道两侧聚集人群高呼其名，欢迎教皇座驾驶过。在行程首场演讲中，教皇表示全民医疗应“人人可及”。
On Friday, he arrived in Monetevideo to a seafront lined with crowds shouting his name as his Popemobile passed. In his first speech of the trip, the Pope said universal healthcare should be "accessible to everyone".
他在独立广场对人群说，自己接受的治疗让他想起“许多缺乏条件及时确诊或接受治疗的男男女女”。他以在蒙得维的亚主教座堂祈祷结束了首日行程。
He told the crowd in Plaza Independencia the care he received made him think of the "many men and women who lack the means to obtain a timely diagnosis" or receive treatment. He capped his day with a prayer at the Montevideo Cathedral.
教皇利奥将在此次第六次国际访问中飞行超过2万英里（约3.2万公里）。
Pope Leo will cover more than 20,000 miles on his sixth international tour.
周日他将前往阿根廷，那是前任教皇方济各的祖国，方济各任内从未回访。
On Sunday he will travel to Argentina, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis who did not return during his own papacy.
教皇表示，此次访问旨在亲近那些期盼教会传递“希望”信息的民众。
The Pope said his visit was about being near the people who were looking to the Church for a message of "hope".