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.
A union is a group of workers who form an organization to gain: 1  Respect on the job, 2  Better wages and benefits, 3  More flexibility for work and family needs,  A counterbalance to the unchecked power of employers, 1  and. A voice in improving the quality of their products and services.