A year-end crowd of more than 6,500 guests gathered at Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium for Scientology’s New Year 2026 celebration—an evening that paired live performances with a headline presentation tracking developments across the Church’s international network during 2025.
Not just a midnight celebration, the programme spotlighted the year’s most talked-about religion themes: digital expansion and online learning, facility development 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) linked to 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.
Read the complete report here: Full article: Scientology’s 2026 New Year.