MINT HILL — Amy Ankenbruck, faith formation coordinator at St. Luke Parish in Mint Hill, has conducted VIRTUS training for the past five years. The Catholic News Herald recently reached out to...

CHARLOTTE — Rick Menze has served on the Diocese of Charlotte Review Board since 2009, and been chairman since 2012. The Catholic News Herald reached out to him last August seeking his point of view in...

1989: Bishop John Donoghue issues among the Diocese of Charlotte’s earliest written policies dealing with how to handle allegations of sexual misconduct by Church personnel. “The Diocese is...

Step one: AllegationMade via phone, email, mail, etc., to the Diocese of Charlotte ChanceryAt the time of reporting an incident of alleged sexual misconduct to the Chancery, the person making the...

CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte has been found in compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” every year since the charter’s inception. The...

The first step to protecting children from sexual abuse is educating parents about the nature of the problem. Awareness about child sexual abuse – what it is and who commits it – opens the door to...

Frequently Asked Questions about abuse prevention: How do background evaluations work, what does the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People do? This answers a lot of common...

The first obligation of the Church with regard to victims is for healing and reconciliation. Dioceses and eparchies continue to reach out to every person who has been a victim of sexual abuse as a...