Mumbai: The Archdiocese of Bombay will host an interfaith gathering for peace on the feast day of St Francis on October 4, 2025, at St Andrew’s College Auditorium, Bandra. The gathering will feature creative expressions of peace-building efforts, including street plays, skits, songs, dances, videos, or PowerPoint presentations, showcasing initiatives that promote cooperation, solidarity, and harmony among diverse faith communities.
The programme is organised by the archdiocese's Commission for Interreligious Dialogue in collaboration with St. Andrew’s College. The gathering, themed “Pilgrims of Hope – Religions Journeying for Peace”, draws inspiration from the historic encounter between St Francis and Sultan Malek Al Kamil: a timeless example of interfaith dialogue that fosters mutual re