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A Surfside, Fla., Priest Waits And Prays For News Of Missing Parishioners

The Rev. Juan Sosa's St. Joseph Church sits near the site of the collapsed condominium. "I do believe in hope," he told NPR.
The Rev. Juan Sosa has been the priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church for 10 years.He said he still holds out hope that missing members of his congregation will be found alive.

Standing on the steps of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Surfside, Fla., you can smell the massive rubble pile, steaming and smoking two blocks away.

Inside the rectory,

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