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Priest dies after falling crucifix strikes him during Mass in Guayaquil

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A Catholic priest died in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after a large wooden crucifix detached from a wall and fell on him during a church service. The incident occurred during a service that was being broadcast via livestream. Further details regarding the cause of the structural failure have not been reported.

Category: structural-failure · Location: Guayaquil

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Global Events Monitor. Priest dies after falling crucifix strikes him during Mass in Guayaquil. 2026-10-18T10:47:07.502Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6346. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/6346/revision/86556c71f6a3ffe9a80d536a4fd585d7c3485c38fb40212c58c3e8ed748260b5

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