Priest-winner of "The Voice" show gets on the blacklist of "Peacemaker"

The brother of Pafnutyevo-Borovsky Monastery, regent of the monastery choir, winner of the Russian television show "The Voice", Hieromonk Photy (Vitaly Mochalov), got into the purgatory base of “Mirotvorets” (“Peacemaker”). It is reported on the site of the organization.

It is noted that Hieromonk Photy performed in the Crimea, and is supposed to give a concert there again on August 23, 2017.

Father Photy (Mochalov Vitaly) became the winner of the 4th season of the vocal project "Golos" in Russia.

According to the website "Mirotvorets", Vitaly Mochalov deliberately violated the state borders of Ukraine and is engaged in concert activity in the territory of Crimea.


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