“In our country, we need to start building bridges and bringing people together.”

Helping drive up Mr. Trump's numbers, some Catholics say, were clergy and parish leaders.

“Lutherans and Catholics are on the way to greater unity," says Martin Marty.

Despite months of pre-election polls showing Catholics backing Hillary Clinton, exit polls show Donald Trump won a majority of Catholic votes on Tuesday.

‘I believe that today there is, in fact, a need for everyone to work to change the world situation, which is a situation of grave wounds, of grave conflict.’

Archbishop Tobin is a man of simple lifestyle, committed to dialogue, encounter and the poor.