Peter Garcia

The Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province in Cincinnati create Franciscan Media. St. Anthony Messenger, which was first published in 1893, expands its mission following the council to become a publisher of many popular works of inspirational and educational Catholic resources.

Archbishop Alter and Bishops Paul Leibold and Edward McCarthy participate in the Second Vatican Council, with Alter being present at all four sessions. A leader among bishops in the United States, Bishop Alter was a member of committees preparing materials prior to the council. At the conclusion of the council, he directed that a parish council be established in every parish and began the process of implementing liturgical reforms.

When he became archbishop in 1950, Karl Alter made returning the cathedral to St. Peter in Chains a priority. A massive renovation and expansion project began in 1954 and is completed in 1957. A week-long dedication celebration takes place in November. 

Father William Bishop, a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, founds the Glenmary Home Missioners and is invited by Archbishop McNicholas to establish the headquarters in Cincinnati. The mission of the Glenmary priests and brothers is to serve in rural areas without a resident priest and address the spiritual and material needs of the poor. Father Bishop also founded the Glenmary Sisters in 1941. The sisters moved their headquarters to Owensboro, Kentucky, in the 1990s.