Herald celebrates 25 years

Aug 31, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-five years ago, on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, HERALD – The Catholic Fortnightly was launched by the then Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Most Rev Anthony Soter Fernandez.

This solemn birth of the HERALD took place on September 8, 1994 in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Kuala Lumpur.

It was a 10-year dream come true for Archbishop Soter Fernandez. He said the fortnightly would be the voice for the Catholic community as it would look at events and issues in the country and the world from a Christian perspective.

In his speech after the Mass, Archbishop Soter Fernandez urged Catholics in the country to support the newspaper in its prophetic role of helping to bring the Good News to the people.

HERALD started with 12 pages in English. Now it is a 32-page weekly publication in four languages.

In the past twenty-five years, the HERALD has taken a remarkable and fruitful journey as a reliable and unique source of information and spiritual enrichment for Malaysians, especially for the Catholic Community.

--A Thanksgiving Eucharistic Celebration will be held at 6.00pm on Sept 8, 2019 at St John’s Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur.

The HERALD’s Growth

Sept 8, 1994 : HERALD - The Catholic Fortnightly is launched. It has 12 pages in English and is sold at 70 cents a copy

Sept 25, 1994 : Increases to 16 pages
Sept 10, 1995 : Increases to 20 pages (vernacular languages now included) English (16 pages), Mandarin (2 pages), Tamil and BM (1 page each) Price increases to 80 cents a copy
Jan 10, 1999 : Price increases to RM1.00
March 25, 2001 : Becomes a weekly, HERALD – The Catholic Weekly
Aug 2001 : HERALD is online
Sept 28, 2003 : Increases to 24 pages
Oct 5, 2003 : HERALD goes colour
Aug 15, 2004 : Increases to 28 pages
Nov 30 2008: Increases to 32 pages English (19 pages), Mandarin (3 pages), Tamil (2 pages) and BM (8 pages)