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: 1  It must be formally in existence with a constutition and a defined membership; 2  It must have as a stated purpose, the collective representation of the group of employees in regards to the common employer; and. 3  It must not be dominated by the employer.