Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Mayor Michael Bloomberg while Cardinal Edward Egan watches in 2008 (AP Photo/ Seth Wenig)
Cardinal Edward Egan places ashes on the forehead of a regular attendee during Ash Wednesday mass in 2007 (AP Photo/ Kathy Willens)
Pope Benedict XVI greets Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York as they celebrate Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral (AP Photo/ Mel Evans)
Pope Benedict XVI, with New York Cardinal Edward Egan, is greeted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2008 (AP Photo/ Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope Benedict XVI prays as New York Cardinal Edward Egan in 2008 (AP Photo/ Kathy Willens)
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama hands as they arrive at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner. Egan is at center (AP Photo/ Carolyn Kaster)
Cardinal Edward Egan of New York celebrates Mass at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany in 2009 (AP Photo/ Mike Groll)
Cardinal Edward Egan shares a moment with Sister Florence Simpson, 93, as she pauses in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral in 2009 (AP Photo/ Tina Fineberg)
Cardinal Edward Egan responds to questions during a news interview before Holy Thursday Mass Thursday, April 9, 2009 (AP Photo/ Frank Franklin II)
Cardinal Edward Egan receives a standing ovation after speaking to worshipers during Easter Mass in New York, Sunday, April 12, 2009 (AP Photo/ Seth Wenig)
Cardinal Edward Egan applauds Archbishop Timothy Dolan during Dolan's Mass of Installation Wednesday, April 15, 2009 (AP Photo/ Julie Jacobson)
Archbishop Timothy Dolan poses for photographs with Archbishop Emeritus of New York, Cardinal Edward Egan and Mets manager Jerry Manuel (AP Photo/ Frank Franklin II)
Cardinal Edward Egan, right, and Archbishop Timothy Dolan laugh outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in 2010 (AP Photo/ Mary Altaffer)
Cardinal Edward Egan, 79, reacts during an interview in New York (AP Photo/ Bebeto Matthews)
Archbishop Timothy Dolan, left, speaks while Edward Cardinal Egan looks on in 2011 (AP Photo/ Seth Wenig)