--- description: Sister Cristina Scuccia, who won the Italian version of 'The Voice,' presented the Pope with her first CD during his general audience title: Pope Francis Receives Nun's 'Like a Virgin' Cover image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd82ec6f6392a7b7/69876e2fcd1bbaaa7a6f41b5/vatican-pope-singing-_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Italy's Singing Nun Gives Pope Francis Her 'Like a Virgin' Cover by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 11, 2014 5:48 AM CUT  In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis greets Sister Cristina Scuccia as she presents him with her CD at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Dec. 10, 2014 In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis greets Sister Cristina Scuccia as she presents him with her CD at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Dec. 10, 2014AP by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 11, 2014 5:48 AM CUT Italy’s famed singing nun met Pope Francis this week and brought him a [gift](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/10/singing-nun-gives-pope-cd-with-like-a-virgin/20196561/ "undefined"): a copy of her first album. Sister Cristina Scuccia, who won the Italian version of _The Voice_ in June, presented the Pontiff with her debut CD during his general audience on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. The album’s tracks include her ballad-like take on Madonna’s pop classic “Like a Virgin.” Though some members of the Catholic establishment have [criticized](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11182688/Italys-singing-nun-criticised-for-remake-of-Madonnas-Like-a-Virgin.html "undefined") the nun for the saucy track, Scuccia told the _Guardian_ last month that she saw her version as a religious interpretation of the 1984 hit. In the original, Madonna croons that someone — ostensibly a new lover, but who knows, since Madonna never clarifies that it isn’t God — makes her feel “touched for the very first time.” “I’m giving it a [new interpretation](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/04/sister-cristina-scuccia-the-voice-italy "undefined") from a faith standpoint,” Scuccia said. “We can all feel incomplete. I felt that when I was touched by God, then I felt loved like I’ve never been loved before.” Scuccia also told the _Guardian_ that her next big goal was to speak with, and perhaps even sing for, the Pope. “I’d love to give him a copy of my album,” she said presciently. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3629460/sister-cristina-scuccia-pope-francis-like-a-virgin-madonna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3629460/sister-cristina-scuccia-pope-francis-like-a-virgin-madonna/"},"headline":"Italy's Singing Nun Gives Pope Francis Her 'Like a Virgin' Cover","datePublished":"2014-12-11T05:48:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:45:47.813Z","description":"This nun feels \"touched for the very first time\" (by God)","url":"https://time.com/3629460/sister-cristina-scuccia-pope-francis-like-a-virgin-madonna/","keywords":["celebrities","Music","Pope Francis topic","catholic","The Voice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd82ec6f6392a7b7/69876e2fcd1bbaaa7a6f41b5/vatican-pope-singing-_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd82ec6f6392a7b7/69876e2fcd1bbaaa7a6f41b5/vatican-pope-singing-_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Vatican Pope Singing Nun","caption":"Vatican Pope Singing Nun","creditText":"AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3629460/sister-cristina-scuccia-pope-francis-like-a-virgin-madonna/","name":"Italy's Singing Nun Gives Pope Francis Her 'Like a Virgin' Cover"}}]}] ```