According to the International Business Times (via NME), “Godmother Of Punk” Patti Smith will perform at the Vatican’s Concerto di Natale, an annual Christmas concert held in Rome. Not only that, but she was apparently personally invited by Pope Francis to do so, which is a little bit like…well, being hand-picked by the Pope to do something is actually a pretty unique honor in itself. Smith met the pontiff last year when she shook his hand in St. Peter’s Square, and apparently that handshake made enough of an impression on him that he’s willing to ignore the fact that—as everyone can’t help but point out—her cover of Them’s “Gloria” contains the lyrics “Jesus died for somebody’s sins—but not mine.” Smith will be joined by Sister Christina Scuccia, a nun who won the Italian version of The Voice and released a cover of Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” as her debut single.