Policies & Procedures for the Protection of Minors

On May 30, 2002,  the Diocesan Review Committee of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester  published a comprehensive mandate entitled  Policies & Procedures for the Protection of Minors to deal with sexual abuse of minors by clergy or diocesan personnel. The most recent revision was issued on April 28, 2016. For a copy of the complete document in pdf format, please click the first link(s) below:
 

• Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Minors (Revised and reissued June 27, 2024)
• Reglamentos y procedimientos para la Proteccion de Menores (Policy in Spanish 2024)
• Safe Environment Curriculum Letter from Bishop McManus (2021)
• Adult Training Program Letter of Promulgation (2024)
• Communications Policy for the Diocese of Worcester (Rev. 2021)
• Code of Ministerial Conduct (Rev. 2021)
• Online Acknowledgment Form for Code of Conduct
• Codigo de Conducta Ministerial (en espanol)
• Reconocimiento para el codigo
• Guidelines for the Use of Social Networking Sites in Parish Programs
• Norms for the Protection of Children and Youth in Spanish
• Norms for the Protection of Children and Youth in Polish
• Norms for the Protection of Children and Youth in Vietnamese

It is the policy of the Diocese of Worcester that all clergy, religious and lay employees and volunteers follow the Policy along with complying with a background screening every 5 years (every year for teachers), accept the Code of Ministerial Conduct periodically or when revisions are released, and Safe Environment Training periodically. This applies to all parishes, schools and diocesan organizations.