Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds

Marine Le Pen hails ‘breakthrough’, while hard-left party also gains seats

The pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock

Pontiff addresses Unesco event, and sounds warning over use of AI as ‘yet another instrument of domination and injustice’

Italy pioneered such an initiative a decade ago; data suggests book sales and visits to cinemas and concerts rose

Watching a day of coverage on CNews reveals how some view country as being a nation in crisis

French finance minister calls for large tax revenues from tech multinationals to be more fairly distributed across EU

Finance minister Roland Lescure, whose Irish wife has given him a close view of Ireland’s transformation, is trying to keep voters and bond markets on side as fuel prices surge

Planned changes would put Ireland among the ‘least hospitable’ countries for naturalisations, expert claims

Fans of Canadian singer speak to The Irish Times as she begins arena residency in French capital at weekend

Rise of short videos has reduced people’s ability to read texts or watch long films, says French president

Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’

Emmanuel Macron’s potential successors have no apparent grand vision for Europe’s future

‘The tailors spoke Neapolitan dialect – famously challenging even for Italians to master’

Global Briefing: Allowing a rush of people to approach Europe’s borders has been repeatedly used for political purposes