Pope Francis' body will be laid in a coffin at 8 pm local time on Monday, the Vatican said in a statement.
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, will preside over the certification of Francis' death and the placing of his body in the coffin, reports CNN.
The Pope's family and a string of other senior Vatican officials will take part in the rite, which will be held in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican said.