Human Presence review: the outrage king of British art at his terrifying best, and worst - 4/5 Blockbuster show at the ...

There’s a teensy issue with this exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits. The 20th-century British artist didn’t really paint ...

In a somewhat spooky coincidence, a new Francis Bacon exhibition, Human Presence, opened yesterday at the National Portrait ...

The last bit of the show focuses on those closest to him. His friend Henrietta Moraes is all sensual red swirls, fellow artist Lucian Freud is brutish and ape-like, the artist Isabel Rawsthorn is ...

The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world.

Francis Bacon’s distorted forms, caught in hellish moments, are etched into the brain of those with only a passing interest ...

Since the begging of Russia's war on Ukraine, Pope Francis and Zelensky have maintained ongoing communication through a series of visits, letters and phone calls. Pope Francis has consistently called ...

In this arresting new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, the artist's ability to capture the essence of those he ...

Rather than a claim to know conscience’s demands for everyone, it is a challenge for voters to engage in deeper reflection, ...

When Pope Francis arrives Wednesday in Asia’s financial powerhouse Singapore for the last leg of a four-nation tour, he is ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

The National Portrait Gallery’s (NPG) first Francis Bacon exhibition is an overdue acknowledgement of one of the 20th century ...