Since the Second Vatican Council the Jesuits have worked hard to develop a partnership between lay and religious people.

Life at St. Joseph's has changed significantly since the Second Vatican Council in 1965.

Major documents since the Second Vatican Council were:

This, in a nutshell, has defined church policy since the Second Vatican Council.

It has been effectively dropped from the Catholic liturgy since the Second Vatican Council.

Since the Second Vatican Council the work of the Sisters has expanded and developed.

Remaining privileges enjoyed by secular authorities have gradually diminished, especially since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), which said that these should no longer be granted.

Since the Second Vatican Council, which concluded in 1965, the church has sought to shift emphasis from some of them.

Several meetings between Popes and Patriarchs took place since the Vatican Council.

However, within the past few decades since the Second Vatican Council, it has broadened its horizons and audience.