His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous calendar sold to tourists but, as many of those who buy the calendar may suspect, star Giovanni Galizia says he was never a man of the cloth.

Parla Giovanni Galizia, il (finto) parroco sexy che da quasi un quarto di secolo strizza l’occhio ai turisti nei negozi di souvenir nel centro di Roma: “Avevo …

His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous calendar sold to tourists but, as many of those who buy the calendar may suspect, star Giovanni Galizia…

ROME, May 19 — His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous “sexy priest” calendar sold to tourists but Giovanni Galizia was never a man of the...

Entre los suvenires que inundan Roma hay uno que cautiva especialmente al turista desde hace dos décadas: un calendario de 'curas guapos'.

A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome priests has been a popular Rome souvenir for two decades

Officially named Calendario Romano, each edition showcases 12 black-and-white portraits of men, mostly in clerical attire

Giovanni Galizia has been the cover shot for the calendar for many of the past 23 editions. It turns out, he’s not a man of the cloth.

Il giovane prete in posa sulla copertina del Calendario Romano realizzato da Piero Pazzi è Giovanni Galizia e non è affatto un sacerdote