Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been released from the ICU three days after being read his last rites by a priest.
“Mayor Rudy Giuliani is out of the ICU and will spend some time recovering before leaving the hospital,” his spokesperson, Ted Goodman, tweeted on Wednesday, May 6. “The mayor and his family appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers sent his way.”
Goodman offered thanks to the politician and disbarred lawyer’s supporters for “the outpouring of love and prayers sent his way.”
“Mayor Giuliani — the man who took down the Mafia, saved New York City, and ran toward the towers on September 11th — is the same fighter he’s always been, and he’s winning this fight,” he went on. “The power of prayer is working. The mayor feels it. We feel it. Please keep them coming for America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani.”
Goodman previously confirmed on Sunday, May 3, that Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in critical condition in Florida for pneumonia.
“Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,” the rep told the New York Times at the time.
The former mayor’s doctor, Dr. Maria Ryan, subsequently revealed to Fox News on Monday, May 4, that Giuliani’s health declined so rapidly that he’d been visited by a priest to deliver last rites.
“He’s a fighter — the way he was yesterday in such a critical condition, he did have a priest come anoint him,” Dr Ryan told the outlet. “And all the prayers from around — it’s like a miracle. This guy’s got [nine] lives … today he’s doing much better.”
That same day, Goodman released a statement explaining that Giuliani’s pneumonia was exacerbated by long-term health complications related to his on-the-ground response to the September 11, 2011, terror attacks. (Giuliani traveled throughout New York City on that day to assess the scale of the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. He served as mayor of New York City from January 1994 to December 2001.)
Rudy Giuliani attends the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony in September 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
“Mayor Rudy Giuliani is recovering from pneumonia,” Goodman said. “On September 11th, Mayor Giuliani ran toward the towers to help those in need, which later led to a diagnosis of restrictive airway disease.”
The spokesperson added, “This condition adds complications to any respiratory illness, and the virus quickly overwhelmed his body, requiring mechanical ventilation to maintain adequate oxygen and stabilize his condition.”
Giuliani was previously hospitalized in August 2025 due to injuries from a car accident. Giuliani’s security guard, Michael Ragusa, told BBC News at the time that the politician’s vehicle was struck from behind in New Hampshire shortly after he’d assisted an alleged victim of domestic violence.
“On the evening of August 30, 2025, in New Hampshire, Mayor Giuliani was involved in a motor vehicle accident,” an official statement read. “Prior to the incident, he was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident. Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911. He remained on scene until responding officers arrived to ensure her safety.”
The statement went on, “Following this, while traveling on the highway, Mayor Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind at high speed. He was transported to a nearby trauma center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg.”
Two weeks later, Giuliani was photographed wearing a full chest brace and sitting in a wheelchair while attending a 9/11 memorial event at One World Trade Center in New York City.
