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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/f41ae604294722c033f28a5d55f5f8f4699039eea0987ce42ef0d51d64f91e49

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