Vatican correspondent Nicole Winfield, Nairobi producer Khaled Kazziha and Nairobi chief photographer Ben Curtis reunited two half-brothers and documented their meeting with riveting coverage in all formats. After AP reported that the Vatican was investigating a Kenyan man’s claim that his father was an Italian missionary priest, another man came forward to say he was the son of the same priest. AP sponsored genetic testing that confirmed their suspicions.
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AP story on children of priests leads brothers to find each other
Steven Lacchin, 39, left, meets for the first time with Gerald Erebon, 30, right, who DNA tests indicate is his half-brother, and shows him documents related to Italian missionary priest Mario Lacchin, in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 30, 2019. An AP story on the front page of a newspaper in Nairobi brought together the two Kenyan men – one who knew that his father was an Italian missionary priest, and the other who wanted proof that he was the son of the same priest.
AP Photo / Ben Curtis