Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

What Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus does

The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Istituto delle Apostole del Sacro Cuore di Gesù, IASCJ) is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right founded in 1894 by Beata Clelia Merloni. The organization is headquartered at the Generalate in Rome, Italy, and operates through a federated governance structure of four provinces located in Italy (Milan), Brazil (São Paulo and Curitiba), and the United States (Connecticut). Its charism centers on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Marian devotion, and it pursues its mission across six apostolic areas: human promotion (social welfare and human development), pastoral ministry, education, healthcare, family support, and foreign missions.

The congregation's operational surface consists of a multilingual digital presence — a five-language website (Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish, French), a Facebook page, and a Virtual Chapel enabling prayer intentions and virtual candle lighting — supported by formal brand assets including a registered coat of arms, official founder imagery, a "Madre Clelia Kids" sub-brand, and an official Visual Identity Manual. Cultural outreach includes the "Cento Cuori" biographical film about the founder and a Youth Vocational Pastoral program. There are no commercial technology products, software offerings, SaaS, or AI systems disclosed.

The institute is a nonprofit religious entity governed by ecclesiastical authority rather than commercial ownership. It does not sell products or services and has no disclosed revenue, pricing, funding rounds, or commercial customers. Its revenue mechanics, to the extent they exist, derive from internal congregation support, donations, and the operational activities of its provinces rather than from market-based transactions.

Name

Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Legal name

ISTITUTO DELLE APOSTOLE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ GENERALATO

Website

https://ascjroma.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (IASCJ) is a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1894 by Beata Clelia Merloni, headquartered in Rome with four provinces in Italy, Brazil, and the United States, serving the faithful through pastoral, educational, healthcare, family, and missionary ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDAHAKAF

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

Keywords

• Religious congregation
• Catholic education
• Pastoral ministry
• Humanitarian services
• Spiritual formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Catholic religious congregation that delivers pastoral ministry, education, healthcare, family support, and humanitarian services across its provinces in Italy, Brazil, and the United States. It engages in evangelization and human promotion through six core areas of activity (Promozione Umana, Pastorale, Educazione, Salute, Famiglia, and Missioni ad Extra). The organization also maintains an online presence offering spiritual engagement tools, including a virtual chapel candle feature.

Product overview

Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Istituto delle Apostole del Sacro Cuore di Gesù) is a Catholic religious congregation, not a technology company. The organization operates a website to provide information about its mission, activities, and services including human promotion, pastoral care, education, health, family support, and external missions. The website also features a virtual chapel with candle lighting and prayer request functionality. No technology products, SaaS offerings, or software products are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastoral Ministry (Pastorale) Spiritual and pastoral care services delivered to Catholic faithful and communities through the congregation's provincial network.
• Human Promotion (Promozione Umana) Humanitarian and social promotion services aimed at uplifting individuals and communities, reflecting the congregation's broader Catholic social mission.
• Education (Educazione) Educational services provided through Catholic schools and formation programs operated by the congregation in its various provinces.
• Health (Salute) Healthcare and health-related services operated through affiliated centers and institutions within the congregation's network.
• Family (Famiglia) Family support and pastoral services addressing the spiritual, social, and material needs of families within the communities the congregation serves.
• External Missions (Missioni ad Extra) International missionary work carried out beyond the congregation's home territories, including outreach in Brazil and the United States.
• Virtual Chapel Candle (Cera Virtuale) An online service that allows devotees to light a virtual candle in the chapel, enabling remote spiritual participation and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.CC.): Founded in 1800 in France, this Catholic religious congregation is dedicated to the Sacred Hearts and engages in education, healthcare, and parishes across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Directly comparable charism and operational model.
• Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ): Founded by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800, this international Catholic congregation of women shares the Sacred Heart devotion and operates schools and ministries on multiple continents.
• Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC): Founded by Fr. Jules Chevalier in 1854, this Catholic congregation shares the Sacred Heart charism and missionary vocation. Same religious-family parallel: priests and brothers running schools, parishes, and missions globally.

Broad incumbents

• Little Sisters of the Poor: Catholic congregation of women serving the elderly poor, with multi-country provincial structure. Comparable as a women-led Catholic institute with multi-vertical charitable operations.
• Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul: Large Catholic religious congregation of women serving the poor through hospitals, schools, and social services. Similar mission breadth across healthcare, education, and human promotion.
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady: Italian-founded Catholic women’s religious congregation engaged in healthcare and pastoral work globally. Comparable as a Catholic women’s institute with healthcare/apostolic dual mission.
• Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB): Larger Catholic religious congregation focused on youth education and parishes, present in 130+ countries. Overlaps with Apostles on the education and pastoral verticals but operates at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/iascj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ascjroma

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