Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.

梵蒂冈城——周日，教皇利奥十四世在他因恶性肿瘤手术住院期间，感谢圣彼得广场数千名信徒的祈祷，并表示他计划逐步恢复正常职责。

The crowd erupted in cheers when the pontiff showed himself in the window overlooking the square, where a week ago on the same occasion of the traditional Angelus blessing he revealed that a nodule had been located on his lung, and that it would be surgically removed.

当教皇出现在俯瞰广场的窗户时，人群爆发出欢呼声。一周前，在传统的三钟经祝福仪式上，他透露自己的肺部发现了一个结节，将通过手术切除。

''Now that this delicate phase is behind me, I will gradually resume my activities, always with God's help and your prayers," Leo said, his voice sounding strong four days after the lower lobe of his right lung was removed.

“现在这个微妙的阶段已经过去，我将在上帝的帮助和你们的祈祷下逐渐恢复我的活动，”利奥说，在右肺下叶被切除四天后，他的声音听起来很有力。

The pontiff said the experience of the last week "has made me feel especially close to those facing illness and infirmity." He told the faithful that he had ''truly felt your support,'' and expressed ''particular gratitude to the doctors, nurses and all the staff at Gemelli hospital'' where he was treated.

教宗表示，上周的经历“让我对那些面临疾病和虚弱的人感到特别亲近”。他告诉信徒，他“真正感受到了你们的支持”，并表达了“特别感谢他接受治疗的格梅利医院的医生、护士和所有工作人员”。

The pope paused for a moment and waved to the crowd before retreating into his apartment in the Apostolic Palace.

教皇停顿了一会儿，向人群挥手致意，然后退回到他在使徒宫的公寓里。

A delegation from Africa in Rome for a congress danced and ululated after the pope's blessing.

来自非洲的代表团在罗马参加一次大会，在教皇的祝福后跳舞并欢呼。

''He was always in our prayers when he was sick, and we are happy to see him today,″ said Alain Kalembu of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“当他生病时，我们总是为他祈祷，我们很高兴今天见到他，”刚果民主共和国的阿兰·卡伦布说。

″This is an expression of our joy.″

“这是我们喜悦的表达。”

The 71-year-old pontiff had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate.

这位71岁的教皇于周二切除了右肺下叶，这是他就任教皇17个月以来的第一次重大健康事件。

The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

手术证实他患有腺癌，这是最常见的肺癌类型。

He told a reporter in English that he was doing ''much better'' as he drove away from Rome's Gemelli hospital to return to the Vatican, after a shorter hospital stay than had initially been anticipated.

他用英语告诉记者，当他开车离开罗马杰梅利医院返回梵蒂冈时，他的情况“好多了”，住院时间比最初预期的要短。

"I don't believe it, because he was just operated on the other day," Cosimo Mastrocinque, a retired factory worker visiting the Vatican from the southern region of Puglia, said.

“我不相信，因为他前几天刚刚接受手术，”从普利亚南部地区访问梵蒂冈的退休工厂工人科西莫·马斯特罗辛克说。

"It is a miracle that he recovered already."

“他已经康复了，这真是一个奇迹。”

American tourists were especially eager to pray alongside the first pope born in the United States.

美国游客特别渴望与美国第一位出生的教皇一起祈祷。

Marla Marsala of Michigan was supposed to attend a Mass with the pope last week that was canceled due to his hospitalization.

密歇根州的玛拉·马萨拉原定于上周与教皇一起参加弥撒，但由于教皇住院而被取消。

''I am just happy that we are praying with him today instead of for him, like we were before,'' Marsala said.

“我很高兴我们今天与他一起祈祷，而不是像以前那样为他祈祷，”马萨拉说。

"It was a tough week for all of the people who love him, which are many.

“对于所有爱他的人来说，这是艰难的一周，其中有很多人。

He seems like a very strong soul.

他看起来是一个非常强大的灵魂。

So I think he will pull through and fight it, and succeed and keep doing the wonderful work he is doing.''

所以我认为他会渡过难关并与之抗争，取得成功并继续做他正在做的出色工作。”

Claire Holland from Jacksonville, Florida, said she felt "very blessed" to be present for the pope's return to his flock.

来自佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔的克莱尔·霍兰德表示，能够出席教皇回到他的信徒身边，她感到“非常幸运”。

"I'm so happy that he has recovered so quickly.

“我很高兴他恢复得这么快。

I think there have been millions and millions of prayers.

我认为已经有数以百万计的祈祷。

And he is a strong, determined man, and I am so happy that he is feeling well enough to do this," Holland said.

他是一个坚强、坚定的人，我很高兴他感觉很好，可以做到这一点，”霍兰德说。

Leo's next major engagement is an ambitious Nov.

狮子座的下一个重要活动是雄心勃勃的十一月。

6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, including a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.

6-17日前往乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁，包括十几次航班和两架直升机前往高海拔。

His surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, told Vatican News on Saturday that "there are no clinical reasons why it should not take place."

他的外科医生斯特凡诺·马加里托拉（Stefano Margaritora）医生周六告诉梵蒂冈新闻，“没有任何临床原因不应该进行这种手术。”

"The Holy Father has put his heart and soul into his recovery," Margaritora told Vatican News, adding that he expected the pope to recover fully from surgery "in another 10 days or so."

马加里托拉告诉梵蒂冈新闻：“教宗全心全意地致力于康复。”他补充说，他预计教皇“再过十天左右”就能从手术中完全康复。

Histological testing of the tumor and related lymph nodes was underway.

肿瘤和相关淋巴结的组织学检测正在进行中。

The results, along with details of the tumor's molecular and genetic makeup, will help doctors determine whether the pope needs additional treatment.

结果以及肿瘤分子和基因组成的详细信息将帮助医生确定教皇是否需要额外治疗。

Options include chemotherapy, a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, or targeted oral therapy based on the tumor's genetic characteristics.

选择包括化疗、化疗和免疫治疗相结合，或根据肿瘤的遗传特征进行靶向口服治疗。