布宜诺斯艾利斯11月8日电 — 教皇利奥周日抵达阿根廷，这是他南美之行的第二站，标志着一次许多天主教徒期盼其前任方济各能够成行的教皇访问。
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 - Pope Leo's arrival in Argentina on Sunday, the second stop on his South American tour, marks a papal visit many Catholics hoped his predecessor, Francis, would make.
方济各1936年出生于布宜诺斯艾利斯，原名豪尔赫·贝尔格里奥，是首位来自美洲的教皇。
Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936, was the first pope from the Americas.
“利奥将进行方济各从未进行过的访问，”洛伦佐·“托托”·德维迪亚神父说，他在布宜诺斯艾利斯的21-24社区与贫困群体共事。
"Leo is going to make the visit that Francis never did," said the Rev. Lorenzo "Toto" de Vedia, who works with poor communities in the 21-24 neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
贝尔格里奥担任布宜诺斯艾利斯总主教时经常探访该地区。居民表示遗憾他从未以教皇身份回访，但深情怀念他的改革和对边缘群体的关注。
Bergoglio often visited the area as archbishop of Buenos Aires. Residents said they regret that he never returned as pope, but remember fondly his reforms and focus on marginalized groups.
“对方济各的悲伤无法治愈，”68岁的退休人员拉蒙·皮德拉布埃纳说，他仍在该社区担任垃圾收集员。他表示当地人会欢迎利奥，但不会像对方济各那样怀有同样的深情，方济各于2025年去世。
"There's no cure for the sorrow over Francis," said Ramón Piedrabuena, a 68-year-old retiree who still works as a garbage collector in the neighborhood. He said locals would welcome Leo, though not with the same affection they felt for Francis, who died in 2025.
两位教皇 71岁的利奥是首位出生于美国的教皇，将在阿根廷停留至周三，随后前往秘鲁，他曾在那里担任主教多年。他是近四十年来首位访问阿根廷的教皇，上一位是1987年访问的若望·保禄二世。
TWO POPES Leo, 71, the first US-born pope, will remain in Argentina until Wednesday before traveling to Peru, where he spent years serving as a bishop. He is the first pontiff to visit Argentina in nearly four decades, since John Paul II's trip in 1987.
“利奥植根于教会社会教义的讯息，与方济各的遗产相通，”德维迪亚说。“风格不同，有他自己的做事方式，但他显然分享方济各的社会观。”2004年，两人曾在布宜诺斯艾利斯的圣奥古斯丁堂区共同参与弥撒。这一时刻被一张照片定格，现陈列于该教堂。
"Leo, with his message rooted in the Church's social doctrine, connects with Francis' legacy," de Vedia said. "It's a different style, his own way of doing things, but he clearly shares Francis' social outlook." In 2004, the two men took part in Mass together at the San Agustin Parish in Buenos Aires. The moment was captured in a photograph now displayed in the church.
当时名为罗伯特·普雷沃斯特的利奥，于2004年来到布宜诺斯艾利斯出席奥斯定神学大会。这张由不知名摄影师拍摄的照片被封存数十年，直到利奥去年就职才被发掘出来。
Leo, known then as Robert Prevost, had arrived in Buenos Aires in 2004 for the Augustinian Congress of Theology. The image, taken by an unknown photographer, was stored away for decades until Leo's inauguration last year.
分析人士指出，方济各知晓他本人重返阿根廷可能带来政治敏感性，并有加深该国分裂的风险。
Francis knew a return by him to Argentina could be politically charged and risked deepening the country's divisions, analysts have said.
教皇利奥抵达之际，正值自由意志主义总统哈维尔·米莱的政府与阿根廷天主教会关系紧张，后者强调了米莱紧缩措施对穷人的冲击。米莱为其紧缩政策辩护，称这是控制通胀所必需的。
Leo will arrive at a time of tension between the government of libertarian President Javier Milei and Argentina's Catholic Church, which has highlighted the impact of his austerity measures on the poor. Milei has defended his austerity as necessary to bring inflation under control.
75岁的朱莉娅·弗朗科·努涅斯过去常陪同贝尔格里奥探访21-24社区，她表示希望利奥能亲自去那里看看实际状况。“我们在经济上真的非常拮据，”她说。
Julia Franco Núñez, 75, who used to accompany Bergoglio during his visits to the 21-24 neighborhood, said she hoped Leo would see conditions there for himself. "We're really squeezed financially," she said.
利奥将会见米莱、探访一座监狱，并将在布宜诺斯艾利斯、卢汉和科尔多瓦省举行弥撒。
Leo will meet Milei, visit a prison and celebrate Mass in Buenos Aires, Luján and Córdoba province.
“毫无疑问，这位教皇来访让我们感到非常高兴，”小科托莱尼奥·多尼奥雷之家的宗教主管豪尔赫·西拉内斯说，该机构是一所收容残疾人的场所，将于周一迎接利奥。
"Without a doubt, it gives us great joy that this pope is visiting us," said Jorge Silanes, religious director at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione, a home for people with disabilities that will welcome Leo on Monday.