Welcome to the
Emmanuel Community
North America
The Emmanuel Community is a worldwide Catholic family called to adore, to serve the poor, and to proclaim the Good News to every corner of the earth. We invite you to know us, to pray with us, and to walk with us on this journey of love.
Who We Are
A Community
Built on Encounter
The Emmanuel Community is a Catholic Public Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right, founded in Paris in 1972 by Pierre Goursat. Present in over 60 countries and on every continent, we are a family of laypeople, priests, and consecrated members united by one conviction: a personal encounter with Jesus Christ changes everything.
In the United States, Emmanuel communities gather for Eucharistic adoration, fraternal life, service to the poor, and the joy of proclaiming the Gospel — living the three pillars that have marked our charism since the beginning.
This June, the Month of the Sacred Heart, we are especially grateful for our roots in devotion to Christ's Heart — and we warmly welcome you into our community life.
Our Three Pillars
Adoration
We place Eucharistic adoration at the center of community life — a daily encounter with the living God hidden in the Bread of Life.
Compassion
Adoration leads us to live and share Christ's compassion for all who are dying of hunger, materially and spiritually. It is our call to live authentic charity — and to burn with the desire to take part in His mission so that all people may be saved.
Evangelization
We are sent to proclaim the Good News — in parishes, in streets, in hospitals, and to every corner of the world that still waits to hear His name.
Behold this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify its love.
— Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Paray-le-Monial
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Latest From the Community
News & Reflections
News
A Missionary's Perspective: Stephane Blanchard on Pope Leo XIV
Emmanuel Community missionary Stephane Blanchard reflects on the election of the new Holy Father and its significance for mission.
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EC Answers the Call to Mission: AEMNC and the Holy Spirit's Renewal
How the Emmanuel Community is responding to the Holy Father's call to mission through the AEMNC initiative and renewed charism.
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