妮可·温菲尔德、阿斯特丽德·苏亚雷斯、路易斯·安德烈斯·埃纳奥 秘鲁奇克拉约 — 教皇利奥十四世周六在其前任主教座堂祈祷，呼吁结束正在蹂躏秘鲁的暴力，回应了他在此生活过的祖国面临的最紧迫问题之一。
NICOLE WINFIELD, ASTRID SUAREZ, LUIS ANDRES HENAO CHICLAYO, Peru — Pope Leo XIV prayed Saturday for an end to the violence that is ravaging Peru as he addressed one of the most pressing issues in his adopted homeland from the seat of his former cathedral.
利奥在奇克拉约主教座堂主持了一项特别仪式，将其教宗任期托付给圣母玛利亚，随后前往其前任教区边远地区——郁郁葱葱的圣克鲁斯-德苏查班巴山区。
Leo celebrated a special ritual at Chiclayo’s cathedral, entrusting his pontificate to the Virgin Mary, before heading to the far-flung edge of his former diocese, in the lush green mountains of Santa Cruz de Succhabamba.
利奥乘直升机抵达这座风景如画的城市，该市距离奇克拉约市中心150公里（93英里），海拔2035米（6675英尺），此行展现了他“牧者必须走到最远的地方牧养羊群”的信念。
Leo traveled by helicopter to the picturesque city, located 150 kilometers (93 miles) from downtown Chiclayo at an altitude of 2,035 meters (6,675 feet), in a demonstration of his belief that shepherds must go to the farthest reaches to minister to their flock.
前任罗伯特·普雷沃斯特在此深受爱戴，正是因为他走出圣器室，特别服务边缘贫困社区。当时，普雷沃斯特会亲自驱车艰难前往圣克鲁斯-德苏查班巴。
The former Robert Prevost is beloved here precisely because he got out of the sacristy and ministered especially to poor communities on the outskirts. Back then, Prevost would make the arduous drive to Santa Cruz de Succhabamba himself.
离开前，利奥在圣玛丽亚主教座堂主持了一项特别祈祷，他曾于2014年至2023年担任奇克拉约主教。他提到笼罩秘鲁的“黑暗”，指的是在政治动荡时期，不断上升的犯罪给秘鲁民众带来的打击。
Before leaving, Leo presided over a special prayer at the Cathedral of St. Mary, where he served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2014 until 2023. He referred to the “darkness” enveloping Peru, a reference to rising crime that has battered Peruvians at a time of political instability.
根据官方数据，过去五年，秘鲁凶杀率几乎翻倍，从每10万人5.8起增至10.7起。报告的勒索案件从2019年的2421起激增至2025年的26734起。
Over the past five years, the homicide rate has nearly doubled, from 5.8 to 10.7 per 100,000 people. Reports of extortion rose from 2,421 in 2019 to 26,734 in 2025, according to official data.
“我们因普遍暴力的不确定性，以及持续折磨我们许多兄弟姐妹的难以言说的苦难而感到受到威胁，”利奥在主教座堂说。“然而，尽管这黑暗常使我们的希望黯淡、信任动摇，天主的恩赐仍在我们眼前闪耀。” 犯罪激增扰乱了秘鲁人的日常生活，以至于安全已成为首要关切，并影响了上届总统大选的结果。
“We feel threatened by the uncertainty of widespread violence and by the unspeakable suffering that continues to afflict so many of our brothers and sisters,” Leo said in the cathedral. “Yet, despite this darkness, which so often dims our hope and weakens our trust, God’s gift continues to shine before our eyes.”Rising crime has disrupted Peruvians’ daily lives to the extent that security has become the primary concern and influenced the outcome of the last presidential election.
保守派的凯科·富希莫里在7月就职，此前她曾承诺打击犯罪。就职以来，她已宣布进入紧急状态，包括8月在利马、9月在关押与犯罪组织有关联囚犯的监狱。
Conservative Keiko Fujimori took office in July after promising to combat crime. Since then, she has declared states of emergency, including in Lima in August and in September in prisons housing inmates linked to criminal organizations.
富希莫里还寻求通过让秘鲁加入“美洲盾牌”来加强与美国的关系，“美洲盾牌”是由美国主导的区域志同道合国家联盟，旨在对毒品贩运集团开展联合军事行动。
Fujimori has also sought to strengthen ties with the United States by bringing Peru into the “Shield of the Americas,” a U.S.-led coalition of like-minded countries in the region formed to carry out joint military operations against drug cartels.
就在利奥开始访问前不久，富希莫里参观了萨尔瓦多总统纳伊布·布克勒建造的最高安保大型监狱——恐怖主义拘留中心（CECOT）。在竞选期间，她曾表达过建设类似设施的兴趣。
Just before Leo began his visit, Fujimori visited the maximum-security megaprison built by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT . During her campaign, she had expressed interest in building a similar facility.
利奥在利马的首次活动之一中特别谈到了针对女性的暴力，谴责秘鲁文化中的“马乔主义”，并要求尊重和保护女性，使其免受不断上升的女性谋杀案侵害。
Leo spoke especially of violence against women in one of his first encounters in Lima, denouncing the “machismo” in Peruvian culture and demanding that women be respected and protected from rising rates of feminicides.
根据国家统计与信息学研究院的数据，2016年至2024年间秘鲁记录了1261名女性谋杀案受害者，基于性别的暴力是秘鲁一个紧迫的社会问题。该期间每年因性别原因被杀害的女性人数上升了44%。
Gender-based violence is an urgent social issue in Peru, which recorded 1,261 femicide victims between 2016 and 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. The annual number of women killed because of their gender rose by 44% over that period.
根据联合国毒品和犯罪问题办公室的数据，秘鲁还面临非法金矿开采问题，是古柯叶——可卡因的原料——的第二大生产国，仅次于哥伦比亚。
Peru is also grappling with illegal gold mining and is the second-largest producer of coca leaves — the raw material for cocaine — trailing only Colombia, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
利奥于周五在奇克拉约受到热烈欢迎，预计将于周日与亚马逊和土著人民会面时谈及这些祸害。他将于周一在利马举行最后一场弥撒，随后返回梵蒂冈。苏亚雷斯从秘鲁利马发回报道。
Leo, who arrived to a joyous welcome in Chiclayo on Friday, is expected to address those scourges when he meets with Amazonian and Indigenous peoples on Sunday. He will celebrate a final Mass in Lima on Monday before returning to the Vatican. Suarez contributed from Lima, Peru.
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