Religious organization · Fund dedicated to the quake
Caritas Internationalis (Venezuela / 2026 earthquake appeal)
Worldwide Caritas confederation (Vatican headquarters) with a dedicated official appeal for the June 24, 2026 earthquake, carried out by Caritas Venezuela; clean, verified external payment channel.
In brief
The charitable arm of the Catholic Church on a global scale, with its secretariat in the Vatican. After the double earthquake of June 24, 2026, it opened a dedicated appeal: its official page leads with the earthquake, and the confederation mobilized emergency funds carried out by Caritas Venezuela, the diocesan network present throughout the country. Payment is collected abroad (card or transfer to the Vatican account in Rome), without touching Venezuelan banking.
Why it is trustworthy
- Fact
The official Caritas Internationalis donation page leads with the June 24, 2026 earthquake ('Bringing relief in Venezuela... On 24 June 2026, two major earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5, struck northern Venezuela') and states that the confederation is mobilizing resources for a response plan carried out by Caritas Venezuela.
donate.caritas.org → - Fact
The payment channel is on the official domain and is live: it accepts card in USD/EUR/GBP and transfer to Caritas Internationalis at Unicredit S.p.A. (Rome), IBAN IT10C 02008 05008 000400406198, BIC UNCRITM1B88. Payment is collected outside Venezuela.
donate.caritas.org → - Fact
The entire confederation activated a dedicated response to the earthquake: Catholic Relief Services (the U.S. member) opened an earthquake-specific page and Caritas Australia launched a 'Venezuela Earthquake' appeal, both stating that they work through Caritas Venezuela and the local Church to deliver shelter, food, safe water, and medical care.
caritas.org.au → - Fact
The on-the-ground implementer, Caritas de Venezuela, is a body of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference: a diocesan network present throughout the country, historically treated as an adversary by chavismo, not captured by the State (unlike other NGOs taken over by the State, intervened by the TSJ in 2023).
caritas.org →