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. Written By: Trade union, also called labour union, association of workers in a particular trade, industry, or company, created for the purpose of securing improvements in pay, benefits, working conditions, or social and political status through collective bargaining.