STORY: Thousands of people gathered in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo on Saturday (April 18) night for a free electronic music show led by Portuguese priest Guilherme Peixoto, known as "DJ priest", in a tribute to the late Pope Francis.

Before Peixoto’s performance, the show started with historic speeches from Francis projected on giant screens.

Peixoto performed for more than two hours in an open-air show that blended techno, religious songs, bells and papal-inspired messages. The tribute took place ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025.

Peixoto, born in the Portuguese city of Guimaraes in 1974 and ordained in 1999, began using electronic music as a pastoral tool in 2006 and gained wider international attention in 2023 when he performed before a mass attended by Pope Francis in Lisbon.

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SHOWS: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (APRIL 18, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. ATTENDEES IN FRONT OF STAGE, WITH FILE FOOTAGE OF LATE POPE FRANCIS PROJECTED ON SCREEN

2. ATTENDEES FILMING STAGE WITH MOBILE PHONES

3. ATTENDEES IN FRONT OF STAGE, WITH FILE FOOTAGE OF LATE POPE FRANCIS PROJECTED ON SCREEN

4. ATTENDEES FILMING STAGE

5. HISTORIC SPEECH OF LATE POPE FRANCIS PROJECTED ON STAGE

6. VARIOUS OF DJ PRIEST, GUILHERME PEIXOTO, STARTING HIS SHOW IN TRIBUTE TO POPE FRANCIS NEARLY ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH

7. PEIXOTO DANCING ON STAGE

8. LIGHT SHOW AND PEOPLE DANCING

9. VARIOUS OF DESIGNER, SUSANA MENDEZ, WEARING HEADBAND WITH FLASHING LIGHTS, DANCING

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DESIGNER, SUSANA MENDEZ, SAYING:

"Somehow it blends music linked to religion with electronic music, right? And I think that is interesting because it is going to bring many young people closer to the Church, especially those who like electronic music. And the event itself is moving. It is wonderful to be here."

11. VARIOUS OF PEIXOTO MIXING MUSIC ON STAGE

12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DANCING IN THE CROWD

13. BRAZILIAN TOURIST, GABRIEL FARIA FERNANDES, IN THE CROWD WEARING AN ARGENTINA JERSEY

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BRAZILIAN TOURIST, GABRIEL FARIA FERNANDES, SAYING:

"I think it brings religion much closer to young people because we like this kind of thing, this kind of music, and there are many people who do not like the Church or Catholicism, but this brings us a little closer. It is not as rigid as it seems to us."

15. PEIXOTO ON STAGE WITH LIGHT SHOW

16. ATTENDEES WATCHING AND FILMING WITH PHONES

17. PEOPLE DANCING IN THE CROWD

18. NURSING STUDENT, SOLEDAD OREJON, WEARING NUN-THEMED CLOTHING, WITH HER FRIENDS

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) NURSING STUDENT, SOLEDAD OREJON, SAYING:

"We think the tribute is really beautiful. We came because we already knew the Father, the DJ priest, because he played at several Tomorrowland events, and we are very big fans of electronic music. So we came to show our support, and it makes us very happy that he came to pay tribute to Pope Francis, who is our Argentine pope."

20. PEIXOTO ON STAGE WITH LIGHT SHOW

21. VARIOUS OF ATTENDEES

22. PEIXOTO APPLAUDING ON STAGE AT THE END OF THE SHOW