Priest Tragically Killed by Falling Crucifix During Livestreamed Mass in Ecuador

10/19/2026

A priest in Ecuador was conducting a service when a crucifix fell from the wall of the church, fatally striking him.

10/19/2026

The Rev. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was addressing his congregation in Guayaquil, Ecuador, when a wooden cross detached from a wall and struck him.

10/19/2026

"Father, Father! Call an ambulance!" people at the church could be heard shouting just before a livestreamed broadcast cuts out.

10/19/2026

The tragic incident in Ecuador was captured on camera during a livestreamed service A Catholic priest in Ecuador has been killed after a large wooden crucifix fell from a church wall and struck...

10/19/2026

A large wooden crucifix fell from behind the altar and struck Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari on the head and back during a Mass streamed live on social media in Guayaquil, Ecuador

10/19/2026

Father Patricio Alfredo Sanchez Molinari died in Ecuador after a crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

10/18/2026

The Rev. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was the parish priest at the Church of Perpetual Relief in Guayaquil.

10/18/2026

A Catholic priest died on Saturday after a heavy wooden crucifix fell from a wall and crushed him against the pulpit as he celebrated mass in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. Father Patricio...

10/18/2026

Video captures the moment a large wooden crucifix fell on Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari during a livestreamed Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador.