Just hours before the sixth federal execution took place this year, and two days before the next one was scheduled, two U.S. bishops' committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice.
EarthBeat spoke with seven young Christians about the election, their vote and climate change. All said climate change is affecting their lives, and all see their faith influencing how they vote.
Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an "object for unscrupulous use and abuse" but as a gift they are charged by God to care for and protect, Pope Francis said.
