International Volunteer Recognition Day 2026 was marked in Dublin with the sixth edition of the HELP Awards, hosted by the Church of Scientology & Community Centre of Dublin to recognise community service across Ireland. Volunteers, community leaders, human rights advocates and changemakers gathered for the event, which also welcomed previous honou

BRUSSELS / SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — 24 February 2026 — The new Ideal Church of Scientology of Puerto Rico opened on 22 February 2026 in San Juan, with guests touring facilities described as supporting religious services alongside local social initiatives. Commenting from a European perspective, Ivan Arjona, the Church of Scientology’s represe

This year-end overview highlights dozens of local initiatives and public events across Europe, spanning cities such as Brussels, Vienna, Milan, Prague and Geneva, and connected to established prevention, education and volunteer programmes. European Scientologists’ 2025 Civic Year: Drug Education, Human-Rights Literacy and Community Service Acros

VIENNA, Austria — 23 December 2025 — Volunteers linked to Foundation for a Drug-Free World Austria are expanding outreach in Vienna, engaging youth, families and educators through street information stands and community events. The Vienna effort is led by Gabriele Toker, a local organiser, the initiative relies on “Truth About Drugs” materi

Across October–December 2025, volunteers associated with Scientology social programmes carried out a range of local activities in different European cities. The quarter’s roundup featured neighbourhood cleanups and public-space restoration, alongside fact-based drug-prevention education and UDHR-based human-rights education activities delivered