Catholics from the Philadelphia Archdiocese will be among those participating in the local Stand Up for Religious Freedom rallies being held around the country to express opposition to the Jan. 20 mandate by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department that all private health-care plans must cover sterilization, abortion-causing drugs and contraception.Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput has called it "bad law with very dangerous implications." The local rally is scheduled for noon Friday at the Liberty Bell on Independence Mall.
