The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, has broken with tradition and asked that his final resting place be away from St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Breaking with tradition, the pontiff, whose death at the age of 88 was announced on Easter Monday, has chosen a burial site outside the Vatican – the first pope to do so in 120 years. The Vatican announced that the funeral will take place on Saturday in St.

Here's what we know about the circumstances surrounding the Pope's death and what is to follow. Pope Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital on 14 February with bronchitis, which later turned into double pneumonia that almost killed him twice.