Good gracious! Giraffes move with graceful gait.

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The Giraffe! Ambling tall across the road with graceful gait. 🦒

Hello October! The best way to start the day and the new month of October is to wake up the neighbours with a blast from the past. "Tikaka Kosenga" 🎵 Franco et Le TPOK Jazz Music credit! 🎼🥁🪘🪇🎷🎺🪊🎸🎤 youtu.be/TpYdW3qR0OE?si=kbgk…

"What DANGOTE is doing is too PALTRY, awache kutupigia kelele." ~ Khalwale

What a beautiful night to be Catholic! Thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes for its beloved candlelight procession, carrying candles, praying the Rosary, and following Our Lady through a sea of light. Tonight, Pope Leo XIV was not only present as the Holy Father, but as a pilgrim among pilgrims, joining the faithful in prayer for the Church and the whole world. The candlelight Rosary procession is a daily tradition in Lourdes from but tonight was especially historic: Pope Leo XIV became the third pope to take part in it, following St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

The Ave Maria of Lourdes, as more than 200,000 people join Pope Leo XIV praying the rosary.

Golden Oldies! ✨️🎵 Chillout with smooth Rhumba. "Toyeba Yo" 🎶 By Franco & TPOK Jazz The stellar vocal line-up: Sam Mangwana Josky Kiambukuta Wuta Mayi Michel Boyibanda Music credit! youtu.be/dmlW4NQMRlo?si=L-8_…

A million faithful in Paris join Pope Leo XIV in honouring the Blessed Virgin Mary by chanting the Salve Regina in Latin.

More than 700,000 people have gathered across Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées for Pope Leo’s open-air Mass in Paris. France—the “eldest daughter of the Church”—has shown its Catholic roots throughout this historic visit.

Sr. Dr. Sarah Kahumbya Deogratius, Director of Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital in Tanzania, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Else Kröner Fresenius Award for Development Cooperation in Medicine in recognition of her work to strengthen epilepsy diagnosis and care for children with disabilities. Presented annually by the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (EKFS), the award recognizes outstanding projects and the individuals responsible for improving healthcare in countries with limited resources. The 2026 award focused on people with disabilities and carried a prize of €250,000 (approximately $286,975 USD). The Foundation announced Sr. Deogratius as this year's laureate for the project “Strengthening Epilepsy Diagnosis and Care for Children with Disabilities in Tanzania,” following her nomination by Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf (EKA), a German healthcare institution. Sr. Deogratius is a Tanzanian Catholic Religious Sister, medical doctor, and public health specialist who has combined her Religious vocation with a career in healthcare and medical leadership. The member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Catholic Diocese of Bukoba, holds a Doctor of Medicine degree and has undertaken postgraduate studies in public health and internal medicine. She is also registered with the Medical Council of Tanganyika. Since becoming the Medical Director of Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital in Dar es Salaam in 2016, Sr. Deogratius has reportedly overseen efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery at the Catholic facility, including the expansion of diagnostic services, pharmacy operations and specialised medical care. Under her leadership, the hospital is said to have developed its capacity to serve as a regional referral facility. Her work has also extended to people living with disabilities, particularly children and adults affected by epilepsy. A partnership between Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital and the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf in Hamburg, Germany, has focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and strengthening healthcare workers' capacity to care for people with disabilities The hospital's rehabilitation unit serves as a resource centre for children with disabilities, including those living with cerebral palsy, developmental delays and Down syndrome, according to the hospital's announcement of the award. More: aciafrica.org/news/24297/tan…

L'arrivo di Papa #LeoneXIV allo Stade de France di Saint Denis per la veglia di preghiera con più di 80 mila giovani francesi e non solo. Grande entusiasmo sugli spalti riempiti #Francia

80,000 young French people are waiting for Pope Leo XIV at the iconic Stade de France. The atmosphere is electric!

"Wrong Church!" The Vicar of Dibley One of the BBC's humorous comedy classics. Video credit!

Former President Barack Obama on AI: "I do not believe that this technology is overhyped. The commercial benefits of it may be overhyped... The technology itself is not overhyped."

MUSIC 🎵 Recently, I dreamt that I had selected the funeral hymns for my own funeral and that I conducted the choir during the Requiem Mass. The Recessional/Closing Hymn was: "Nearer my God to Thee" 🎶 By André Rieu Video credit! 🎼🎹🥁🎷🎺🪊🎸🎻🎻 youtu.be/7yRC1VJsCk8?si=c4NY…

Long-distance Love! "Right Here Waiting" 🎵 By Richard Marx

Yes! Athletics is woven into the fabric of Kenya. 🙏