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.
Definition of civil. 1  1a : of or relating to citizens civil dutiesb : of or relating to the state or its citizenry civil strife. 2  2a : civilized civil societyb : adequate in courtesy and politeness : mannerly a civil question It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.