- A large wooden crucifix reportedly toppled onto a Catholic priest in Colombia as he attempted to bless it inside a church
- The incident surfaced days after a cleric in Ecuador died when a heavy cross fell on him during a livestreamed Mass
- A video shared online on October 22, 2026 captured the moment the cross struck the priest and sent him to the ground
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A Catholic priest in Colombia reportedly survived with only minor bruises after a large wooden crucifix fell on him while he was attempting to bless it inside a church, in an incident that has since spread widely across social media.
Source: Instagram
Footage shared online on October 22, 2026, shows a bald man in casual clothing approaching a reddish-brown wooden cross fitted with a small figurine of Jesus near the top, inside what appears to be a church interior.
Grief across Latin America and among Catholic communities
As the priest moves to handle the cross, it loses balance and tips forward, striking him on the head and knocking him to the ground.
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The video gained significant traction in part because it emerged shortly after a separate and far more tragic event in Ecuador, where another Catholic priest died after a heavy crucifix fell on him during a Mass that was being broadcast live.
That earlier incident had already drawn widespread attention and grief across Latin America and among Catholic communities globally.
Did the Colombian priest survive?
Social media posts accompanying the Colombian footage claim that the priest in the clip survived and sustained only minor injuries.
However, no official statement from the church, a diocesan authority or any medical institution had been identified to independently confirm his condition, the exact location of the incident or whether the footage was indeed recorded in Colombia.
The identity of the priest and the specific church where the incident took place also remain unverified.
When did the incident happen?
The date, cause and circumstances surrounding the fall have not been independently established beyond what appears in the clip itself.
The post carrying the video was shared , and the clip is overlaid with a Spanish-language text that reflects on the predetermined nature of the moment, place and cause of death, lending the footage a sombre, spiritual tone that resonated strongly with viewers.
The close succession of two such incidents involving large crosses and Catholic clergy within days of each other is what appears to have propelled this latest video to viral status, with users across platforms drawing comparisons and reflecting on the spiritual weight of both moments.
Romanus Etwap dies in accident
In another story, TUKO also highlighted facts about Fr Romanus Etwap, the Soroti cathedral provost who died in a road crash while travelling home from Busia.
Etwap was returning from a national Catholic conference when his vehicle collided with a truck near Soroti.
Source: TUKO.co.ke