Updated 06/29/2009 10:41 PM
Pope Anoints N.Y. Archbishop Timothy Dolan
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Archbishop Timothy Dolan's appointment as the head of the Roman Catholic Church's New York Archdiocese became official Monday.
Pope Benedict XVI anointed and placed a pallium vestment on Dolan and 33 other new archbishops in a Vatican City ceremony.
The pallium is a band of white wool decorated with black crosses. It's a sign of pastoral authority and a symbol of the archbishops' bond with the pope.
The ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica marked the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul, a national holiday in Italy.
Thousands of pilgrims from New York and Dolan's former home of Milwaukee made the trek to the Vatican to be in attendance.