Ecuador priest dies after wooden crucifix falls during Mass

The Rev. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died Oct. 17 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after a large wooden cross fell on his head during evening Mass. The Roman Catholic parish priest was celebrating Mass at Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro church in southern Guayaquil. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil announced his death.