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 France, a civil solidarity pact (French: pacte civil de solidaritÃ©), commonly known as a PACS (pronounced ), is a contractual form of civil union between two adults for organising their joint life. It brings rights and responsibilities, but less so than marriage.