Pope Francis was the church's first non-European head in centuries

Pope Francis was the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium.

Pope Francis was the church's first non-European head in centuries
A worshiper waves the flag of Argentina as Pope Francis arrives at St. Peter

Pope Francis was the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium.

(Image credit: Vincenzo Pinto)