Cardinals are expected to meet in the Vatican at 9:00 local time (07:00 GMT) to decide on a date for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, aged 88.
He died of stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican said in a statement.
The meeting marks a first of a series of “general congregations,” Cardinals are expected to decide when the Pope’s body will be moved into St Peter’s Basilica before burial so the public can pay their respect.
The Vatican had earlier on Monday said this transfer could happen as early as Wednesday morning.
There will be nine days of official mourning, with the funeral and burial typically happening between the fourth and sixth days after his death.
