BBC News: Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST, 08:00 GMT), the Vatican confirms.
The Vatican has also released images of the Pope in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hands.
He will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where his casket will remain until burial for the public to pay their respects.
The pontiff’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief from Catholics across the globe.
Meanwhile Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a 77-year-old Irish-American cleric, has taken over as the acting head of the Vatican.
Even before the Vatican announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday, a number of world leaders confirmed their attendance.
Within hours of Francis’s death, Argentinian President Javier Milei said he would attend the service.
US President Donald Trump says he will travel to Vatican City alongside First Lady Melania Trump.
French President Emmanuel Macron has also confirmed that he will be there. And as we mentioned in the post below, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also expected to make an appearance.
Dozens of world leaders and religious figures are likely to attend the funeral, alongside hundreds of worshippers.
