Over 6,500 attendees at a New Year event gathered at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that combined live religion performances with a highlights presentation covering developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme put the focus on the year’s most notable themes: digital expansion and online learning, new facilities and planning for future openings, and the restoration of sites linked to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also highlighted drug prevention with Drug Free World, literacy and values-focused initiatives (TWTH) framed as community engagement in multiple regions.
For audiences across Europe, the story offers a clear window into how a global religious movement frames its year—and why developments in digital access, facilities and community programmes draw attention across borders.
Read the full article here: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.