Safe Environment

To foster a safe environment for children and vulnerable adults, the Diocese of Joliet requires that church personnel (clergy, seminarians, diaconal candidates, religious, employees, and volunteers who work with minors and/or vulnerable adults) comply with the safe environment compliance requirements of the Diocese. 

Protecting God's Children

Prior to beginning service, all church personnel, and volunteers who minister with minors and/or vulnerable adults on a regular, recurring basis are required to complete the Safe Environment requirement are required to complete the safe environment training program identified by the Diocese, currently the VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children for Adults program (or PGC).


PGC is currently offered as an online training, which is accessed through a user’s VIRTUS account.

All church personnel and volunteers who work with minors or vulnerable adults, are required to have a VIRTUS account, which assists a user with completing and keeping up to date with safe environment compliance requirements.


To register for a VIRTUS account, please visit: VIRTUS® Online (virtusonline.org)


For assistance with the registration process, please see the VIRTUS online registration instructions for the Diocese of Joliet


Volunteer Application CANTZ Form

Need Assistance with your VIRTUS account?

Please visit VIRTUS’s Helpdesk Support / FAQs to assist with VIRTUS account related information, which includes the following:

  • User Names & Passwords / Trouble with entering existing accounts
  • Inactive / Suspended accounts
  • Registration / Preparing to attend
  • I moved / Need to transfer my account
  • Updating my existing account


You may also email sherry.rochford@ourladyofmtcarmel.org for more info.