Do not expect a return to the days when comity could be coaxed with a little (or a lot) of bourbon and branch.

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In an apostolic letter released at the close of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis called on the Catholic Church worldwide "to promote a culture of mercy in which no one looks at another with indifference or turns away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters."

"The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we've become too polarized," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.

A majority of Catholics—52 percent—voted for Mr. Trump.

Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to usher in a cultural revolution of mercy.

“We’ve become too polarized...We’ve believed that we’ve become gods on both sides, on the left and on the right, and neither one of them are correct.”

Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.

This night, these young people notice the powerful coalition that is present and being born.

Cardinal-designate Cupich shared his hopes for the new Trump administration.