The female Institute of the heart of Jesus is one branch of the Cor Unum Family also consisting of:

• The secular Institute of the Priests of the Heart of Jesus, inheritor of the Priests of the Heart of Jesus founded by Pierre de Cloriviè2nd 1952. Then, as it has agreed to share its charisma with others, it has led to the birth of the Institutes and the Society constituting the Cor Unum Family,
• The male secular Institute of the Heart of Jesus: as early as 1791, the Society of the heart of Jesus was already including one layman. The male secular Institute was recognised in 2008 by the bishop of Sacramento (California),
• The Society of Evangelical life of the Heart of Jesus gathers all states of life: priests, lay people, single or married people. On August 15th 2008, it was acknowledged as a public association of faithful by pontifical right.

Acknowledged as a secular institute on April 4th 1999, the female Institute gathers more than 400 members living on several continents: Asia, Europe (France and Portugal), America (the USA, Mexico) and Indian Ocean (Madagascar.