“We cannot go about our business quietly at home while Lazarus lies at the door," Pope Francis said.

“You made me. You live with me.”

La Repubblica also quotes Francis as saying, “We must knock down the walls that divide."

“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.