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Padre Guilherme Hosts Rave in Argentina's Capital Honoring Late Pope Francis
The Portuguese priest mixed techno, religious melodies and Francis speeches for tens of thousands, aiming to reach young people with a message of peace.
- On Saturday, Father Guilherme Peixoto, a Portuguese Catholic priest known as the "DJ Priest," performed an electronic music tribute to Pope Francis at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, marking one year after the pontiff's death.
- Known as the "DJ Priest," Peixoto has become a global sensation blending religious vocation with electronic music, amassing 2.8 million Instagram followers and over 220,000 monthly streams on Spotify.
- Peixoto energized tens of thousands beneath a laser light show by mixing techno tracks with excerpts of Francis's speeches, flanked by the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral and Casa Rosada.
- The celebration drew diverse crowds including non-Catholics; 17-year-old Ileana González commented, "It sounds really good," while enjoying the nightclub-like atmosphere at the political heart of Argentina.
- Continuing the mission of the late Pope Francis, who urged followers to "go out to the peripheries," Peixoto seeks to convey "messages of peace" to global youth through electronic music.
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— Pope Francis reappeared in Buenos Aires a year after his death. It was not a miracle, it was through the hands of a priest. DJ Padre Guilherme, a Portuguese Catholic priest who has become a celebrity in the universe of electronic music over the past 50 years, celebrated a massive “mass” this Saturday in the historic Plaza de Mayo with techno melodies, including religious themes, in homage to the late leader of the Catholic Church of Argentine …
Jeans, clerical collar and the third on the wrist: this is how the Portuguese priest Guilherme Peixoto, the priest DJ, attended an electronic music presentation on Saturday (18) in a rave in Argentina's most emblematic square, an event in honor of Pope Francis, a year after his death.
Padre Guilherme hosts rave in Argentina's capital honoring late Pope Francis - The Morning Sun
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis reappeared in Argentina's capital a year after his death, but it wasn’t a miracle: It was through the hands of a DJ-priest. Guilherme Peixoto is a Portuguese Catholic priest who, in his 50s, has become a celebrity in the world of electronic music. He hosted a rave Saturday in Buenos Aires in homage to the Argentine-born leader of the Catholic church who died in April 2025. As young and old, Catholics a…
Padre Guilherme hosts rave in Argentina's capital honoring late Pope Francis
Pope Francis reappeared in Argentina's capital a year after his death, but it wasn’t a miracle: It was through the hands of a DJ-priest.Guilherme Peixoto is a Portuguese Catholic priest who, in his 50s, has become a celebrity in the world of electronic music. He hosted a rave Saturday in Buenos Aires in homage to the Argentine-born leader of the Catholic church who died in April 2025.As young and old, Catholics and agnostics alike, danced to the…
His career as a DJ began in 2016 to raise funds for his community, but his popularity reached a global level at the World Youth Day in Lisbon in 2023.
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