As a DJ, village priest in Portugal cues up faith and electronic dance music for global youth
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Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Peixoto plans to continue to improve his DJ skills to bring a Christian message to audiences who might have never heard of Jesus while remaining committed to all regular parish activities. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Its very important to me to not only be the priest DJ, but be the shepherd of the community, Peixoto says. The world is not so closed to Jesus. But you need to speak the language. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)A man bikes past the Santurio de Nossa Senhora da Sade in the small village of Landos, Portugal, on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The pastor at this Catholic church, the Rev. Guilherme Peixoto, has gained a worldwide following as the "DJ priest," performing regular techno sets at a nearby summertime parish bar that fundraises for the church as well as for Pope Francis' closing Mass at Lisbon's World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto, on video screen, plays techno music to help pilgrims wake up at Parque Tejo in Lisbon on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, where Pope Francis will preside over a mass celebrating the 37th World Youth Day later in the day. Before an estimated 1.5 million faithful, Peixoto swayed to the dance beat he mixed with clips of papal speeches. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Nearly two decades ago, Peixoto started mixing up rock music at karaoke fundraisers for his debt-ridden parish in a small Portuguese village. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)A woman asks Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto to take a selfie with him after he played a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)People dance to the music played by Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)
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Roman Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto plays a set, together with the Portuguese Army Symphonic Band, during Army Day celebrations in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Peixoto plans to continue to improve his DJ skills to bring a Christian message to audiences who might have never heard of Jesus while remaining committed to all regular parish activities. (AP Photo/Miguel Angelo Pereira)