More than 6,500 guests at a year-end gathering filled Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium for Scientology’s New Year’s Celebration 2026—an evening that blended live performances with a year-in-review presentation showcasing developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
More than a countdown, the programme brought together the year’s most visible themes: digital reach and online study, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the opening of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also touched on drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) framed as community engagement in multiple regions.
For European readers, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement frames its news eua year—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes can be followed from Brussels to beyond.
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