Ecuador Priest Killed by Falling Crucifix During Livestreamed Mass

A Roman Catholic priest died in Guayaquil after a wooden cross detached from the wall and struck him during a service broadcast online.

6 publishers · 6 articles · first seen 18 Oct 2026 · updated 19d ago

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6 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 18 Oct 2026. ABC News published first, on 18 October at 18:09 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 2h 04m later. The most recent article, from The New York Times, appeared on 19 October at 14:02 UTC.

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Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari
Guayaquil
Ecuador

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