Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

  • May 2, 2025

Creighton School of Medicine to graduate first 4-year Phoenix class

The doctors and other health care professionals who come out of Creighton University’s Phoenix campus will fill a...
  • September 14, 2021

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Awards $123 Million in Surprise Grants to 71 Nonprofits — the Largest Single-Day Grant Initiative in Arizona History

Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust today awarded a total of $123 million in surprise grants to...
  • August 3, 2021

100 don white coats as Creighton’s first four-year medical class at new Phoenix campus

The first group of Creighton University students in Phoenix has begun studies to enter a profession that desperately...
  • March 8, 2021

Piper Trust $10M grant fuels new partnership with Creighton, St. Vincent de Paul to improve health care for Maricopa County’s most needy

A new partnership will improve care for underserved populations throughout Arizona....
  • May 6, 2020

Catholic agencies adjust programs in response to COVID-19 restrictions

Two of Arizona’s largest Catholic agencies serving seniors and the less fortunate continue to curtail activities while adapting...
  • December 1, 2019

Saints who’ve had an impact on the Diocese of Phoenix

As the Diocese of Phoenix approaches its 50th Anniversary, we felt it would be appropriate to take a...
  • November 26, 2019

Diocese of Phoenix 50-year history reveals a growing Catholic community on fire for its faith and resilient in the face of challenges

The changes wrought by Vatican II were underway, Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House, the Phoenix...
  • September 30, 2019

Catholic university breaks ground for $100 million health sciences campus in Phoenix

Creighton University, an Omaha, Nebraska-based Jesuit university that has operated a health sciences program in Phoenix for more...
  • June 14, 2019

Franciscan Renewal Center completes Master Plan

The 25-acre campus is finally finished with construction zones for the foreseeable future....
  • May 17, 2017

Superintendent bids farewell — Champion of Catholic education closes chapter on distinguished career

MaryBeth Mueller’s tenure as a leader in Catholic education is coming to a close, but her passion that...