Giuliani Recalls Having ‘Very Significant Spiritual Experience’ During Recent Coma

Well-wishers were pleased to see former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani back in the seat for his “America’s Mayor Live” broadcast after battling a serious case of pneumonia.

He provided an update on his health, along with something else he said had changed since his recent brush with death.

The New York Post provided this coverage:

Giuliani, 81, shared details about the experience during his first broadcast of “America’s Mayor Live!” since he was hospitalized earlier this month — describing that his late lifelong friend and former top aide, Peter J. Powers, gave him an “intervention” during a dream.

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“I also had a very, very significant spiritual experience at a time in which I was in a state of like … out of it. I would equate it to a dream of my being on line headed for, I can’t say headed for heaven, headed for a trial by St. Peter,” Giuliani described. 

“There was a very significant intervention by my Peter, I have my own Peter… Peter J. Powers, my friend of my lifetime,” he said.

Giuliani has become a polarizing figure in today’s deeply divided political culture, so not all of the reactions to his latest remarks were positive.

But many social media users expressed their relief and wished the former New York City mayor all the best:

God bless @RudyGiuliani!! I've been praying for you!!

— Midwestern Country Girl USA (@Country_Girl6) May 14, 2026

Yay God bless you Rudy

— Liz Miller (@LizMiller679713) May 14, 2026

when the system reboots and you come back with a whole spiritual update… wild

— RichyMannia👑🇳🇬🇨🇦🇺🇸💯 (@Richieman989) May 14, 2026

Here’s what People added: 

The former New York City mayor and former attorney for President Donald Trump returned to his show,The Rudy Giuliani Show, on LindellTV on Wednesday, May 11, marking his first public broadcast appearance since being hospitalized earlier this month.

“I’m in the middle of making a very, very full and complete recovery,” Giuliani, 81, said during the opening minutes of the broadcast.

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“I feel 100 percent, but I’m probably not,” he continued. “I still am recovering from what was a pretty serious bout of viral pneumonia.”

Giuliani also thanked “everyone who sent me prayers and good will,” and mentioned that Trump called him after he became ill.

Prior to his return to the show, Giuliani’s attorney took to social media to clear up some of the rumors surrounding the illness:

A message from Joseph Cammarata & Team Giuliani. pic.twitter.com/UqX9EjTcQ4

— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) May 8, 2026