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Falling crucifix kills priest during live-streamed mass in Ecuador
A Catholic priest died on Saturday when a wooden crucifix fell from a wall and crushed him against the pulpit as he celebrated mass in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. “Father, Father! Call an ambulance!” people at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church could be heard shouting just before a live-streamed broadcast cuts out. The footage of the service shows a heavy crucifix detaching from the wall above the altar and striking Patricio Sanchez on the head. He did not appear to see it falling. The...
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