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A large wooden crucifix is seen falling in this screenshot from video as Redemptorist Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari celebrates Mass Oct. 17, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The crucifix struck Father Sánchez directly on the head, killing him almost immediately. (OSV News/Church of Perpetual Relief in Guayaquil livestream video)

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Priest in Ecuador dies after being struck by falling crucifix during Mass

David Agren|Oct 19, 2026|2 Min Read

Australians burst into joy in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 15, 2024, the last day of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress, as they learn that the 54th congress will be held in Sydney in 2028. (OSV News photo/courtesy International Eucharistic Congress)

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Congress in Ecuador closes with cry for Earth; Australians overjoyed Sydney to host 2028 gathering

Eduardo Campos Lima|Sep 17, 2024|5 Min Read

Thousands of faithful participate in the opening Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8, 2024. (OSV News photo/courtesy International Eucharistic Congress)

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International Eucharistic Congress begins in Ecuador with call to fraternity

Eduardo Campos Lima|Sep 9, 2024|5 Min Read

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In wake of presidential candidate's murder, Ecuadorian bishops condemn growing violence

Manuel Rueda|Aug 11, 2023|3 Min Read

Sarah Escobar represents Ecuador in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (YouTube screenshot taken from ecuadorolimpicotv via CNA)

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Catholic athlete Sarah Escobar makes history at Winter Olympics

Katie Yoder|Feb 12, 2022|3 Min Read

Informal housing spreads across the hillsides in Jalousie, Haiti. (USAID via Crux)

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Clerical kidnappings, elections, and COVID dominate Catholic news in Americas

Inés San Martín|Apr 13, 2021|4 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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Ecuadorian president vetoes health code bill

Catholic News Agency|Sep 28, 2020|2 Min Read

Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, president of the Peruvian bishops' conference, is seen with Pope Francis in Trujillo, Peru, Jan. 20, 2018. He was elected to head the Latin American bishops' council, or CELAM, during a May 15, 2019, meeting of bishops from 22 Latin American and Caribbean bishops' conferences. (Paul Haring/CNS)

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Bishops struggle to put out fires across a Latin America ‘in flames’

Elise Ann Allen|Nov 28, 2019|8 Min Read

March for Life and Family in Ecuador June 22

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Ecuador march protests abortion, gay marriage

Catholic News Agency|Jun 25, 2019|2 Min Read

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