布宜诺斯艾利斯，11月9日电 — 周一，大批民众聚集在布宜诺斯艾利斯的一条主要大道上，教皇利奥预计将抵达此处举行露天弥撒，市政府官员表示，参加人数可能超过150万。
AIRES, Nov 9 - Throngs of people were gathering on Monday on one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires as Pope Leo was due to arrive for an outdoor Mass that city officials said could attract more than 1.5 million people.
清晨早些时候，数万名朝圣者便开始涌入解放者大道，参加此次活动，这很可能是利奥为期12天的南美之行中规模最大的聚会之一，也是他任教皇18个月以来规模最大的聚会之一。
Tens of thousands began streaming down the Avenida del Libertador in the early hours of the morning for the event, likely to be one of the largest gatherings of Leo's 12-day tour across South America and of his 18-month papacy.
阿根廷首都原本繁忙的街道近乎空无一人，警方封锁了城市的大片区域以设立安全区。沿朝圣路线的摊贩正在出售此次访问的纪念品，包括印有教皇头像的旗帜。
Normally bustling streets in the Argentine capital stood nearly empty as police cordoned off large sections of the city to create a security zone. Vendors along the pilgrims' route were selling souvenirs of the visit, including flags featuring the pope's face.
“我喜欢（利奥）来看望我们，”37岁的克劳迪娅·帕尔多说，她正和丈夫及两个年幼的孩子在人群中等待。“这是一个独特的、历史性的时刻，我们应该聆听他的信息。”教皇告诫米莱要知晓权力的界限71岁的利奥在接受肺癌手术不到一个月后，开启了一场包含50场活动、横跨三国的雄心勃勃之旅。他在访问乌拉圭后于周日抵达阿根廷，将于周三前往秘鲁，并于11月17日离开该地区。
"I love that (Leo) is visiting us," said Claudia Pardo, 37, who was waiting amid the crowds with her husband and two young children. "It's a unique, historic moment, and we should listen to his message." POPE TELLS MILEI TO KNOW LIMITS OF POWER Leo, 71, is on an ambitious 50-event, three-country tour less than a month after undergoing lung cancer surgery. He visited Uruguay before arriving in Argentina on Sunday and will travel on to Peru on Wednesday before leaving the region on November 17.
这位首位出生于美国的教皇曾在秘鲁担任传教士数十年，梵蒂冈将此次访问描述为“回家”。在几十年来教皇最繁重的外访之一中，大批民众纷纷出来迎接。教皇已有37年未访问以天主教徒为主的阿根廷。
The first US-born pope spent decades as a missionary in Peru and the Vatican has described the tour as a "homecoming". Large crowds have turned out during one of the most demanding foreign tours by a pope in decades. A pope has not visited majority-Catholic Argentina since 1987.
利奥已成为世界舞台上一股有力的声音，对全球领导力的缺失表示遗憾。在访问期间，他敦促南美国家树立区域合作与耐心外交的榜样，而非冲突。
Leo has emerged as a forceful voice on the world stage, lamenting what he sees as a failure of global leadership. On his tour he has urged South American nations to set an example of regional cooperation and patient diplomacy instead of conflict.
周日，教皇致辞阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱，这位自由意志主义者被视为美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的亲密盟友。教皇敦促米莱——其推行的紧缩议程因削减社会服务而遭到教会强烈批评——不要以阿根廷最贫困民众为攻击目标。
On Sunday, the pope addressed Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian seen as a close ally of US President Donald Trump. He urged Milei, who has pushed an austerity agenda that the Church has strongly criticized for cutting social services, to not target Argentina's poorest.
教皇还对这位以戏剧性风格和夸张言论著称的米莱表示，领导人应当言行谨慎，并知晓自身权力的界限。
He also told Milei, a theatrical figure known for bombastic statements, that leaders should be careful with their words and know the limits of their power.
在周一弥撒之前，利奥原定前往布宜诺斯艾利斯南郊的一家残疾人护理中心探访，数千人也聚集在那里，希望能一睹教皇风采。
Ahead of Monday's Mass, Leo was due to visit a care center for people with disabilities on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, where thousands had also gathered in the hope of seeing him.
欢迎利奥到访的“小科托莱格诺·多·奥里奥内”中心宗教总监豪尔赫·西拉内斯表示，此次探访具有额外的重要意义，因为米莱的开支削减已减少残疾福利，而阿根廷的贫困现象依然普遍存在。
Jorge Silanes, religious director of the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione center welcoming Leo, said the visit carried added significance because Milei's spending cuts have reduced disability benefits while poverty in Argentina remains widespread.
利奥教皇任内规模最大的活动发生在6月，当时约有120万人在马德里聚集，参加教皇对西班牙的访问。
The largest event yet in Leo's papacy came in June, when some 1.2 million turned out in Madrid during the pontiff's visit to Spain.