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Ash Wednesday busy day for Cardinal Dolan

Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks to a man who

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks to a man who just received bread at the St. Francis of Assisi food pantry in Manhattan on Ash Wednesday. (Feb. 22, 2012)

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan has a busy schedule on his first full day back from Rome where he was elevated to cardinal.

Dolan began his day early Wednesday at a Roman Catholic church in Manhattan where he distributed bags of food to the hungry.

Later in the day he will participate in Ash Wednesday celebrations, leading a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Ash Wednesday marks...

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