The United States is home to about 7 percent of all Catholics in the world. As of 2010, an estimated 23 percent of U.S. adults and 24 percent of the total U.S. population are Catholic. The U.S. Catholic population has lost more members than it has gained from denominational switching.
Definition of civil union. : the legal status that ensures to same-sex couples specified rights and responsibilities of married couples.
(In some countries) a legally recognized union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage. Example sentences. 1  The state already has a statute banning recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions.