We are here to listen and take action.

Archdiocese of Atlanta’s 24-Hour Abuse Reporting Hotline
1-888-437-0764

Hotline to Report Abuse by a Bishop
https://reportbishopabuse.org or 1-800-276-1562

Learn about Reporting Abuse
Archdiocese’s Guidance on Reporting Child Abuse

The Cathedral of Christ the King is committed to providing a safe environment for you and your family to worship and grow in your Catholic faith. Our parish follows the archdiocesan safe environment policies and procedures in accordance with the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

Safe Environment programs are in place to assist parents and children. All clergy and staff, as well as volunteers whose duties involve contact with minors and vulnerable adults, undergo a background check and attend a required safe environment training (VIRTUS).

VIRTUS Trainings

The Archdiocese of Atlanta proudly offers Safe Environment training materials to all schools and parishes. VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children (commonly referred to as “Virtus”) is the training program for adults and children in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade. We host VIRTUS trainings regularly at the Cathedral.

Who should attend VIRTUS?

■ All clergy and staff, as well as any volunteers whose duties involve contact with minors and vulnerable adults, must attend a VIRTUS Training.
■ All adults are invited and parents are strongly encouraged to attend.
■ All children participating in one of our faith formation programs are offered a child appropriate presentation each year.

Learn more about VIRTUS

Register to attend a VIRTUS Training

Create an account and pre-register

A summarized version of the registration steps are listed below:

Go to https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
Click on Registration
Select Begin the Registration Process
Select Atlanta, GA (Archdiocese) from the drop down menu
Create User ID and password – Do not use a shared email address
Complete personal information
Select primary location, role, and title (If you are an EMPLOYEE of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, please select your employer as the primary location)
Let us know if you are involved with more than one location
Select a Protecting God’s Children session from the list

Links and Resources

Abuse
■ Archdiocesan Priests with Credible Allegations of Child Abuse in the Archdiocese of Atlanta
■ Guidance on Reporting Abuse

Creating a Safe Environment
■ USCCB’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
■ Archdiocese’s Safe Environment Main Page
■ Safe Environment Policies and Procedures
■ VIRTUS in the Archdiocese of Atlanta

Social Media
■ Archdiocese Social Media Policy
■ CTK Young Church Social Media Policy

Teaching Guides
■ Teaching Boundaries and Safety Guide English
■ Children’s Safe Environment “Cheat Sheet”

Teaching Safety to our Children: Empowering God’s Children
Empowering God’s Children, Grades, K-5 | Spanish
Empowering God’s Children, Grades 6-8 | Spanish
Empowering God’s Children, Grades 9-12 | Spanish

If you have any questions regarding any Safe Environment matter, please feel free to contact the Safe Environment Office at 404-920-7550 or any of the people below.

Jenni Weldin, jweldin@archatl.com
Gina Garcia, ggarcia@archatl.com