VIRTUS

PROCEDURES FOR ALL CHURCH PERSONNEL INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS

In November 2017, the Archdiocese of Baltimore joined more than ninety dioceses using VIRTUS as a training and compliance management system. The Archdiocesan policies updated in 2025 remain unchanged. VIRTUS has worked with us to customize training tailored to Maryland law and our policies.

Church personnel, including volunteers, will be required to register using VIRTUS.  VIRTUS will direct volunteers to review the Code of Conduct for Church Personnel and A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children and Youth.  The Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to work with ClearStar to conduct online criminal history screenings; as part of the registration process, VIRTUS will direct volunteers to the ClearStar website where they will be asked to submit to an online criminal history screening. VIRTUS can be accessed at:  https://www.virtusonline.org.

You may speak with the Screening Coordinator at the parish or school where you will be serving if you have questions about registration process.  Also, feel free to contact the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Office of Child and Youth Protection at (410) 547-5348.

Thank you for your commitment to the policies that promote child protection in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  With your support, we will continue to create and maintain safe environments where our children will thrive.