Portuguese ‘DJ Priest’ Leads Buenos Aires Rave Honoring Pope Francis

Overview

• Father Guilherme Peixoto, who performed Saturday in Plaza de Mayo, drew tens of thousands to a free electronic set marking one year since Pope Francis’s death.
• He mixed techno versions of the Super Mario theme and the 1990s chant-style hit Ameno with clips of the pope’s speeches, opening with “The Church is not an NGO.”
• An illuminated cross hung over the booth as a giant screen showed a white dove, and the crowd—between the Buenos Aires cathedral and the Casa Rosada—wore halo headbands sold by vendors.
• Peixoto said he wants the music to “touch hearts” and carry “messages of peace,” a goal some non-Catholic attendees said felt like a modern way to bring people together.
• The Portuguese priest from Guimarães has served in the Archdiocese of Braga since 1999 and rose from pandemic livestreams to a profile-raising Ibiza set in July 2024.