Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in front of St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican says.
The date was decided after cardinals met in Vatican City on Tuesday morning to discuss the funeral's timing.
Ahead of the funeral, Pope Francis's body will lie in an open casket in St Peter's Basilica from Wednesday morning, where mourners will be able to pay their respects to the late pontiff.
Tributes have poured in from around the world after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88.
