A year-end crowd of more than 6,500 guests packed Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for Scientology’s New Year’s Celebration 2026—an evening that paired live performances with a year-in-review presentation covering developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Beyond the festivities, the programme put the focus on the year’s most visible themes: digital expansion and online learning, facility development news eu ukraine and upcoming projects, 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 readers in Europe, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement takes stock of its year—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes are watched well beyond the United States.
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