The Salesian Congregation is following with deep concern and keen apprehension the dramatic situation unfolding in Venezuela following the two powerful earthquakes that struck the country on the afternoon of 24 June 2026 – local time – causing numerous casualties, severe structural damage and major disruptions to communications and essential services. Fr Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, immediately expressed his solidarity, saying: “We are following the events in Venezuela with deep concern. I wish to express my personal solidarity, and that of the entire Salesian Congregation, with our confreres, the young people and the families affected. In this time of great trial, you are not alone: we are united with you in prayer and in concrete solidarity, asking the Lord to sustain the relief and reconstruction efforts.” In these hours of grief and uncertainty, the Salesian Family throughout the world wishes to express its practical and spiritual solidarity with our confreres, young people and all those affected, and is following the unfolding situation with close attention and concern, whilst mobilising in solidarity to support relief and assistance efforts. Salesians in Venezuela immediately organized food and shelter support for 600 families affected by the earthquake.
