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.
Trade Union Definition: A defined group of employees formed for the purposes of representing those employees with the employer as to the terms of a collective contract of employment. Related Terms: Union, Labor Union, Labor Organization, Collective Bargaining