It was the centuries when someone from outside Europe last led CNN . That 's when Francis , born in Bethlehem , ended his 10-year reign . That 's just 105 of several unusual things about the new Pope Francis .
It was 741 when someone from outside Europe last led the Roman Catholic Church . That 's when Pope Gregory III , born in Syria , ended his 10-year reign . That 's just one of several unusual things about the new Pope Francis .