About 60 religious leaders are scheduled to meet Tuesday in the Bahai gardens in Haifa as part of the fourth biennial assembly of the World Council of Religious Leaders which is taking part in the northern port city. The theme of this year's assembly is "the future of religious leadership".

Speakers who have confirmed their appearance at the event include former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron and the current Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal.