Rudy Giuliani Recalls Haunting Spiritual Moment After Priest Was Called For Last Rites

Rudy Giuliani, the 81-year-old former mayor of New York City, has described a significant spiritual experience he encountered while in a coma caused by severe viral pneumonia in early May.

During a May 13 appearance on his online talk show, “America’s Mayor Live!”, Giuliani shared details of his health crisis and the events that transpired while he was critically ill.

The former mayor was hospitalized in the intensive care unit, where he was placed on mechanical ventilation. His condition was severe enough that a visiting priest administered last rites.

Description of Spiritual Experience

Giuliani characterized the event as a spiritual experience that occurred while he was in a state of out of it.

He described the encounter as a dream-like scenario involving an afterlife judgment.

I would equate it to a dream of being on line headed for — I can’t say headed for heaven — headed for a trial with St. Peter

Rudy Giuliani

According to Giuliani, his friend Peter Powers intervened during this experience with words that were significant enough for the former mayor to write them down immediately upon waking.

Recovery and Current Status

Following the period of critical illness and the subsequent coma, Giuliani has returned to his public schedule and reported a full return to health.

I feel like I’ve recovered 100%. I’ve been home a few days and doing really, really well.

Rudy Giuliani

While Giuliani has not explicitly confirmed that he experienced a near-death event, researchers note that his description of the event shares common traits often identified in such encounters, such as out-of-body experiences or encountering a bright light.