Sr. Cristina Covers Madonna’s Raunchy “Like a Virgin”–And Turns It Into a Prayer

You remember Sister Cristina–the Italian nun who made a splash on social media last year after winning first-place in Italy’s version of “The Voice”?  The peppy nun has released her first single from her debut album, a cover of Madonna’s 1984 hit “Like a Virgin.”

The Madonna video, filmed on gondolas in Venice, was downright raunchy.  Sister Cristina has taken the controversial song and turned it into a heartfelt prayer.  Instead of copying Madonna’s suggestive writhing and skimpy clothing, Sister Cristina wears a modest habit and sensible shoes and raises her arms toward heaven in a prayer.  She described her version as a “testimony of God’s capacity to turn all things into something new” as well as her personal calling to be a nun.

Sister Cristina’s CD (titled, appropriately, Sister Cristina)  is available on Amazon.  Her song “Like a Virgin” can be downloaded separately for just $1.29.