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Priest dies after crucifix falls on him during Mass in Guayaquil

started October 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM · last changed 4d ago

Summary

Catholic priest Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died on Saturday, 17 October, after a large wooden crucifix mounted behind the altar detached from the wall and fell on him during Mass at the Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The incident, captured on a livestream, was confirmed by the Archdiocese of Guayaquil in a statement signed by Cardinal Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, with no further details on the circumstances or time of death.

This summary was written by a language model from the 12 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

Nesreća se dogodila u subotu poslijepodne u crkvi Perpetuo Socorro, a zabilježena je na snimku jer se misa prenosila uživo. Sanchez Molinari bio je župnik

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Locations

  • Guayaquil · City / settlement

    Place named; boundary not confirmed.

Places mentioned in the report

  • where it happenedGuayaquil - city where the Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro church is located

Timeline

  1. Svećenik Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari preminuo je u subotu u crkvi Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro u Guayaquilu u Ekvadoru nakon što se veliki drveni križ odvojio od zida i pao na njega tokom mise koja se prenosila uživo. Njegovu smrt potvrdila je Arhidijeceza Guayaquila, dok nije pojašnjeno da li je preminuo na licu mjesta ili nakon pružene pomoći.

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  2. The new reports give the exact date of the accident (Saturday, 17 October) and describe the moment of impact based on the livestream footage, with one source citing the Mexican outlet El Heraldo de México, which reports the incident occurred around the 27th minute of the broadcast.

    Guayaquil · 4 sources

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Sources (12)

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How the signal is calculated
Signal strength67

Total — strong signal (40–69)

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